The attack meted on the former Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekwerwmadu in Nuremberg Germany, Saturday by suspected members of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has continued to generate ripples as chairman of the South East Governors Forum, Engr David Umahi, has called on IPOB to be reasonable and not allow themselves be used to denigrate Nd’Igbo.
Speaking through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Emmanuel Uzor wondered why IPOB would direct its members to attack governors abroad but said that would not solve the agitations of the group.
Uzor in a statement released to journalists, Sunday in Abakaliki said: “If there is any issue IPOB holds against the governors, they should come home to settle it in Igbo land 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.”
The governors’ forum warned the members of the proscribed body not to allow political opportunists to use them to destroy the South-east, stressing: “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,” it said.
Furthermore, Umahi’s aide described the IPOB’s threats as empty, saying the group lacked the powers to track down any South-east governor anywhere in the world.
“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,” he added.
