Ebonyi state governor, David Umahi has disclosed that governors from the South East geo-political zone have taken decision to discuss the issues concerning the recent wake of protests by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in the country with President Muhamamdu Buhari.
The governor made this disclosure when he received leadership of Abakpa Main Market Association at the Government House in Abakaliki.
He explained that he and his colleagues from the zone had listened to the complaints and had made move to discuss the issue with the president, Vanguard reports.
Umahi said: “We have listened to the complaints of the boys. There is no way anybody could say that what they are saying is completely outside the truth, but just like husband and wife, you must have a way of getting along through dialogue.
“The Governors of the South-East have taken up their matter to discuss with Mr. President and I believe that we don’t need another war in this country. I want to plead with you to encourage whoever is involved that we have taken up the matter and we will do everything possible to make sure that their feelings are addressed.
“We should not support secession. We should not support demonstrations; we should not support the castigation of our leaders.”
In a related development, the sister of detained director of Radio Biafra, Princess Chinwe Kanu, had cried out about how the Department of State Services (DSS)plans to kill his brother, Nnamdi Kanu, in detention.
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