EBONYI State governor and Chairman, South-East Governors’ Forum, Mr David Umahi, has lamented insecurity in the South-East and blamed it on what he described as unnecessary politics among leaders in the region.

Umahi also blamed the Prof. George Obiozor-led Ohanaeze Ndigbo for the failure to politically resolve the case of the detained leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPoB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, saying that the apex Igbo socio-cultural body refused to follow up the discussions established by the South-East Governors with President Muhammadu Buhari for a political solution for Kanu’s case.

The governor, who spoke in Abakaliki at the weekend while hosting members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE, regretted that unnecessary politics had scuttled all security and peace efforts initiated by leaders in the South-East.

On why South-East Governors appear not to be working together to tackle the security challenges in the region and other cooperation, Umahi said they are working together but added that each state has its own problems and priorities.

His words:” When it comes to security, I must tell you in all honesty, there is politics in our security situation in this region. Do we say all the governors are bonded towards tackling security challenges? The answer is no. There is extreme politics in this region, and it must stop for the sake of our people”.

“When we started, we were all working together and I was the person championing against the activities of IPoB, that the agitation is not good for our people, that the kind of agitation being meted out was not correct; the kind of hate speech, and from there it developed to violence and we continued to lie to our people, oh they have infiltrated, not true. It is the South-East killing south – easterners and security people, and if we are not able to speak our it would continue”

Umahi described sit-at-home as nonsense and advised Igbo to be wise. “It is useless and nonsense because even if there were to be Biafra, Ebonyi will not be part of Biafra. I have said it and I will continue to say it”, he stated.

Maxymilliano:
Apart from obtaining APC 100m Presidential nomination form and visiting Buhari in Aso Rock, David Umahi have not been seen moving round the country for consultations and selling is candidacy to delegates.

Is that how he plans to win the APC primaries ?

Balkan:
Sabo governor. You will tell us if your name is Ebonyi.
The fool who can not stop the sit-@-home is talking.
Very soon, your eye will clear

Guyman02:
Is Ohaneze controlling Buhari that kidnapped Nnamdi Kanu from Kenya?
Does Ohaneze control any security arm that go about killing innocent people in the south east?
Umahi has been visiting Buhari in Aso Rock, what has he been discussing with him all the while?

Balkan:
Sabo governor. You will tell us if your name is Ebonyi.
The fool who can not stop the sit-@-home is talking.
Very soon, your eye will clear. This same fool is the No one person that wants Nnamdi Kanu dead in prison.

Maxymilliano:
Apart from obtaining APC 100m Presidential nomination form and visiting Buhari in Aso Rock, David Umahi have not been seen moving round the country for consultations and selling is candidacy to delegates.

Is that how he plans to win the APC primaries ?