Governors from the South-Eastern part of Nigeria have added their voice to the protest by those agitating for Biafra.
As a result of the ongoing protest and the continued agitation for the Biafra, some South East governors and leaders of the apex socio-political organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo have decided to add their voice to the outcry.
The governors and other notable Igbo personalities and groups will be meeting in Owerri, the Imo state capital, this weekend to proffer a lasting solution to the problem.
The Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, who had earlier denounced the activities of the pro-Biafra groups on behalf of the Southeast Governors and Igbo leaders, said the governors and leaders in the zone could no longer sit and watch the situation degenerate further, adding that the Igbo as a people cannot afford to have another Boko Haram in the region.
In a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Sam Onwuemeodo, the governor expressed dissatisfaction with the recent agitation pointing out that it is not in the interest of the people. He said the protests across the zone and in other neighbouring states by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement for the Actualization of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), will only create disunity in the country.
He said, “The pro-Biafra protests could not be in the interest of the Southeast people but are only sending wrong signals to the rest of Nigerians. And it has become increasingly necessary for the governors in the zone, Ohaneze leaders and other stakeholders in the area to meet, to call a spade, a spade.
“It is also expected that at the end of the Owerri meeting, the governors and other leaders will take a common position and will also invite the leaders of the pro-Biafra groups for a meeting, to let them know the socio-economic and political implications of their activities including their demand for sovereignty in a united Nigeria.”