David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi, says the state “can never” be part of the proposed nation of Biafra.

The governor spoke on Thursday at an event organised for him in Abakaliki, the Ebonyi capital.

Umahi said the state will not secede from the country and join Biafra, adding that “we are better in a fair and equitable Nigeria”.

“Let nobody be afraid of the presidency of an Igbo man. The Igbo man is a builder and not a destroyer. There is no Igbo man that will be the president of this country and would like to divide or destroy it because we have investments everywhere,” he said.

“First and foremost, I have been saying it. If anybody tells you about Biafra, Ebonyi state will never be part of Biafra. We are not Biafra.

“We have been so oppressed and now we are finding our feet and you want us to go back. We will not. We will not.

“We are better in a fair and equitable Nigeria. And we are not going anywhere. We are not going anywhere. We won’t. We will continue to appeal and dialogue to be treated fairly and equitably like other regions of Nigeria.

“Some enemies of the south-east say if we become president we will divide the country. How will we divide the country? We have investments everywhere.”

In recent years, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has stepped up its campaign for the secession of Nigeria’s south-east.

The separatist group has, however, been proscribed as a terrorist organisation, while Nnamdi Kanu, its leader, is currently in the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS) on felony charges.

Dovegrey:

We will continue to appeal and dialogue to be treated fairly and equitably like other regions of Nigeria.

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https://www.thecable.ng/umahi-ebonyi-can-never-be-part-of-biafra-were-better-in-nigeria

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https://www.thecable.ng/umahi-ebonyi-can-never-be-part-of-biafra-were-better-in-nigeria

gambia:
Waiting for IPOB comment on this.....

beerfraud:
Gbas gbos to Okoros fla.thead everyday
I pity like Gen Ikonso and others who died like chicken for nothing and still not see the kingdom of God for their foolishness

BabaCommander:


Leadership in Nigeria is something else. Your Ebony state people are one of the most fanatical groups in Biafra agitation, but here you are playing to the gallary.

We understand that this is purely politcal, but you should at least have respect for your people even if you geniuely think they are fools.

Even as a Deltan who believes the agitators lacks vision, and tact, I can't make sure a statement categorically. There are other ways to sing to the tune of 'one Nigeria' without making a fool of yourself and your people.

SangoOlukosoOba:
Well expected!

Ebonyi people know they will be the least respected and marginalized in Biafra, so they they have nothing to lose.

People who are already considered the least Igbo among kinsmens. An Ebonyi man will never dare talk when an Anambra or Abia man is talking.

Ebonyi actually has nothing to lose, and going with the biggest stake holder is a win.

Even in the eventuality of Biafra, an Ebonyi man can never rule Biafra!