Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi has asked the Igbos to rise up against the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) that has been killing people in the Southeast recently.
Umahi made the call while speaking to some editors, saying the IPOB agitation for Biafra is nonsense.
The governor said, “I use this opportunity to tell Igbo to be wise, this sit at home is useless and it is nonsense. This agitation is nonsense for me because even if it was to be Biafra, Ebonyi will not belong to Biafra.
“I have been saying it and I will continue to say it and I have no apologies because we have been used as house boys and house girls and by the creation of Ebonyi State, we are having self-determination and somebody telling me about Biafra.
He said Ebonyi is not part of Biafra, saying “we are not for Biafra, we are for a united and equitable Nigeria. And so, I will continue to preach that there is no gain in sit- at- home, there is no gain in killing ourselves and I am happy that the altercation with other people from other regions is a thing of the past.
“We have to get to the status of our brothers and sisters in the South East. Before, we have no confidence in ourselves and we are changing the narratives and somebody has been your house boy and house girl and the person wants to aspire, you will definitely not be happy.
“We are living peacefully with our brothers and sisters from other regions and it is quite encouraging. But in sit- at- home, I do not support it at all and I call on our people to come out in sincerity and fear of God, let us work together to do something about our region and liberate our people.”
