IPOB attack order govs, empty threat- Umahi

Chidi Samuel|

South-East governors on Sunday described as empty, the threat the order by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on its members to attack them on sight anywhere.

The governors also warned IPOB members not to allow political opportunists to use them to destroy the South-East region.

Following Saturday’s attack on former deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu in Nuremberg, Germany, by IPOB members, the separatist group’s founder, Nnamdi Kanu directed its members across the world to attack the Governors of Ebonyi, Enugu, Abia and Anambra States anywhere they are seen.

But reacting to the development, Ebonyi State Governor and Chairman of South-East Governors Forum, Dave Umahi, in a statement condemned IPOB’s antics, insisting that they will not see any governor to attack.

Umahi said, “They have no such spread and powers to track down South-East governors for attack anywhere in the world. They are too small”.

“I don’t want to say they sound so cowardly but they can’t see the governors to attack.”

Umahi, who said the governors had no problem with IPOB, however, pointed out the group’s Biafra dream cannot be actualized without the governors.

He said, “If there is any issue IPOB holds against the governors, they should come home to settle it in Igboland instead of a foreign land.

“What happened was a security issue which was within the purview of the Federal Government.

“Attacking governors in a foreign land is a wild goose chase. We love them because they are our children.

“IPOB cannot achieve Biafra alone, except with the collaboration of all stakeholders including the governors. They don’t need to attack the governors to achieve Biafra.”

“They should come together and work with the governors and the Ohanaeze Ndigbo to achieve the Igbo Presidency come 2023 instead of fighting the governors.

“We want them to be close to us instead of taking the struggle to the international arena.”