FOLLOWING the growing tension some South East states, chairman of the Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Kashim Shetima has said that Nigerians have a moral obligation to keep the country united. L-R: Sokoto State Governor, Rt Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Northern Governors Forum Chairman and Borno State Governor, Alhaji Kashim Shettima, Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, Katsina State Governor, Rt Hon Aminu Bello Masari, Plateau State Governor, Simon Lalong and Kebbi State Governor, Senator Atiku Bagudu after the visit of the Northern Governors Forum to Rivers State on Monday.

Governor Shetima also commended governors from the South East for steps taken in dousing the rising the tension following the Army’s recent Operation Python Dance exercise in the zone. He said this, on Monday, when he led three other Northern Governors on a peace mission to the South East and paid a courtesy visit to the Imo State governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha. Governors present include former Speaker of the House of Representatives and governor of Katsina State, Alhaji Bello Masari; governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State and Kebbi State governor, Alhaji Abubakar Atiku Bagudu. Shetima said they were on a tour of South east and South south states to reassure northerners living in the zones and also to prevent a “mass exodus of Nigerians from one part of the country to the other.”

The Borno State governor said “We are here principally as a delegation from the Northern Governors Forum to identify firstly with the leadership exhibited by the governors of the South East region in some trying moments in the annals of Nigeria’s history. In politics perception counts, in politics symbolism matters. We are here to identify with our colleagues and to visit the northern communities and to reassure them that our governor colleagues are equal to the task, they have all, stood the occasion. “In fact, I have to pay special tribute to the governor of Rivers State, where we were earlier on, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state and of course, Governor Roachas Okorocha for rapidly responding to the emergency security situation in their locality by declaring curfews.”

On the need for Nigerians to keep the country United, he said “according to reports we got directly from the northern base in Umuahia, the state governor, Ikpeazu had solved 70 per cent of their problems and that they have never had it so good of a government that responded rapidly to the challenges that they were facing in that community. What we wanted to forestall actually, was the mass exodus of Nigerians from one part of the country to the other. It will send very dangerous signals and we equally invited our brothers from, the South east to visit some of the northern flash point, Kano, Kaduna and Jos, and together, we can talk to their Igbo brothers and reassure them of the safety of their lives and property.”

Speaking further, he said “This country belongs to all of us to make or mar. The population of Syria is a paltry 22 million. Only two million Syrians knocked on the door of Europe and it is causing river berating, it nearly cause Angela Merkel her job. How do you foresee a situation whereby 35 million English speaking Nigerians knocking on the door of Europe? This is why we have a moral obligation, we have a moral responsibility as stakeholders to make things work in this country. We all part of the challenges of leadership we are facing in this country. We have a moral obligation to make this country right.” “The hope of the black man rests with the people of this country. It rests with the Igbo of the South East.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/09/hope-black-man-rests-igbo-south-east-shetima/

Can you imagine

YES DAT IS TRUE, BUT THE IGBO NEED TO DROP THE NIGERIA DEAD WEIGHT FIRST.

Buhari have crossed the line..

Bleep you with your praise.

We know who we are and don't need some stupid praise from some scums from the North.

Bleep off lepers with your self hate and hypocrites.

Biafra Independent is Non-Negotiable.

Fuckkk off with your stupid praise, No one is buying it.

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is that the reason for the gang up?











poo talk.

With statement like this mynd44 can never push this thread to where it belongs, the FP

The truth is that "if Igbo sneezes the whole nation catches cold"

See political talk

Same SE that Buhari continues to maginalize and referred to as 5%?
Same be his heavies are killing in cold blood?

These ones are like the mouse that eats up your feet while blowing you breeze.

whatever we are moving out of this zoo