S’East Govs, lawmakers, Ohanaeze Ndigbo to meet Tinubu over insecurity

John Bosco Agbakwuru & Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja

Governors and lawmakers from the South East as well as the Igbo sociocultural organization, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo have resolved to send a delegation to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in stemming the tide of insecurity in the zone.

The stakeholders took the decision after an emergency meeting held on Monday evening at the Imo state Governor’s Lodge in Abuja.

Imo state Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma who hosted the meeting which lasted for over four hours said insecurity remained the greatest challenge facing the region.

He said; “We have identified insecurity as the problem of South East for now and it is at the front burner and must be addressed.

“The federal government in the past has supported us but we think that the federal government can do more. So among other resolutions, we resolved today to make a representation to the President for his intervention to be able to bring insecurity in the region to an end. So any moment from now, we’ll be putting together an arrangement to visit the president and discuss with him. There are certain things we cannot do very well without the federal government. Security is in the Exclusive List and only the federal government can deploy as appropriate”.

On his part, President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu said the five governors of the Southeast are working together with lawmakers from the zone to find lasting solution to challenges facing the people.

He said; “Frankly speaking, I am not going to give you the details of what we want to do. The problem of insecurity is one that cannot be solved by the Southeast governors alone. We have resolved that the leadership of Ohanaeze, the governors and lawmakers to get in touch with the President. The problem in South East is too much, is too big for the governors alone. It is a Nigerian problem and the president will give support to the governors”.

Speaking to journalists, the immediate past Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said; “the new President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu and members of his cabinet came to meet with us, the governors, National Assembly members, former ministers and stakeholders in the Southeast.

“In the main, we were discussing the issue of security of our region. Security and the economy. It is the first maiden visit and we have taken some important resolutions.”

Also, a source privy to the meeting told Vanguard that the issues bordering on sit-at-home, the continuous incarceration of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the self-styled Biafra Prime Minister, Simon Ekpa were discussed.

According to the source, it was agreed that a delegation will be sent to President Tinubu in the next two weeks for his intervention.

The source said, “The meeting discussed about security in Southeast and everybody agreed that we will now be discussing without political party affiliation in mind and that there is government in place and the government in place should be recognised and supported.”

The source further said that “the issue of Nnamdi Kanu was discussed and it was agreed that we should draw up a delegation that will go and see President Bola Tinubu on security situation in the Southeast including Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa within the next two weeks.”

Some members at the meeting led by the President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu included the Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, his Ebonyi State counterpart, Francis Nwifuru and former governor of Anambra State, Senator Chris Ngige.

Others are former governor Ikedi Ohakim, former Senate President, Pius Anyim, Osita Chidoka, Prof. Maurice Iwu, Senators Victor Umeh, Tony Nwoye, Sam Egwu, Enyinnaya Abaribe, Darlington Nwokocha, Dave Umahi, Prof. ABC Nwosu, Ambassador Kema Chikwe, Mrs Josephine Anenih, and Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo.

At a meeting of the South East Stakeholders, where in Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, Governors, Members of National Assembly, Speakers of the State Houses of Assembly and other notable South East leaders were in attendance, we x-rayed the prevailing security challenges in our region.

As the Chairman of the South East Governors' Forum (SEGF), I communicated measures being considered by the Governors in tackling the insecurity, one of which is the planned high-powered delegation to the President.

While we acknowledge the efforts of the Federal Government in the past, we are optimistic that under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, we will receive adequate interventions necessary to nip the menace in the bud.

- Hope Uzodimma

Insecurity: South-East govs, lawmakers to visit Tinubu

10th July 2023

South East governors, lawmakers and leaders of the Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, have resolved to meet President Bola Tinubu over the rising insecurity in the region.

The decision was taken at an emergency meeting held on Monday at the Imo State Governor’s lodge in Asokoro, Abuja.

Addressing journalists after the six hours of deliberation, Imo state Governor, Hope Uzodimma, lamented that insecurity remained the greatest challenge facing the South East.

He said; “We have identified insecurity as the problem of the South East for now and it is at the front burner and must be addressed.

“The Federal Government in the past supported us but we think that it can do more. So among other resolutions, we resolved today to make a representation to the President for his intervention to be able to bring insecurity in the region to an end.

“So any moment from now, we’ll be putting together an arrangement to visit the President and discuss with him. There are certain things we cannot do very well without the Federal Government. Security is in the Exclusive List and only the Federal Government can deploy as appropriate.”

Also speaking, President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, said the five South-East governors and lawmakers from the zone are bent on finding a solution to the security situation as quickly as possible.

“Frankly speaking, I am not going to give you the details of what we want to do. The problem of insecurity is one that cannot be solved by the South-East Governors alone. We have resolved that the leadership of Ohanaeze, the governors and lawmakers will get in touch with the President.

“The problem in the South-East is too much, too big for the governors alone. It is a Nigerian problem and the President will give support to the governors,” he said.

BabaRamota1980:
Have they congratulated him before the meeting?

Racoon:
All these efulefus called leaders in alaigbo are the most useless who sold their region because of pecuniary political gains. All these schemings are not because they care but for what will enter their pockets.

Yes! IPOB became violent and destructive but where were they went the region was being short changed politically both when they backed the PDP or the APC now.

They invited Phyton Dance which allowed the evil govt of Buhari to heightened the tension some more hence the agitation in the region. Meanwhile, Buhari was using scarce national resources to rehabilitate bandits & BH terrorists.

BabaRamota1980:
Tinubu will not release Kanu. Kanu was complicit in destruction of properties in Lagos and attempt on Tinubu and Sanwo lives....

BabaRamota1980:
Death to Nnamdi Kanu

SE leaders should return home and attend to their homegrown problems.

Besides, the people at this gathering voted for Peter Obi. Is Peter Obi no longer a SE leader? I think a delegation to go meet and discuss SE security with the President of Nigeria should include their most favored political son. Why is Obi not in the meeting and gathering to go beg Tinubu?

BabaRamota1980:
Tinubu will not release Kanu.

Kanu was complicit in destruction of properties in Lagos and attempt on Tinubu and Sanwo lives.

If you recall, Sanwo Olu mother's house was destroyed.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9FoQiX9oJo

FreeStuffsNG:

This is one part they ignore in their obvious unfairness to the victims of their violent rethorics. It is really sad how they don't understand or attempt to ignore the pains of the real victims of the unpatriotic IPOB leader.

Even the President and Gov of Lagos state were once victims of his violent rhetoric! Is it that none of the Igbo leaders saw this evidence below?

Kanu ordered Igbo youths to go burn down Yorubaland and they did. We are yet to recover from the coordinated arson his proscribed unleashed.

His victims deserve justice too and if he is innocent, let the courts decide. By divine grace and fate, the Asiwaju Tinubu, GCFR he ordered his hate-filled IPOB to go destroy is today the President, Commander-In-Chief of Armed Forces of Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Evidence below


kanu Ordered IPOB to burn down lagos on live Radio knowing fully well that the fake Lekki Massacre was a Hoax because he and IPOB had deliberately helped to distribute the fake news on Social Media in order to create an excuse to murder Police and attack lagos


AUTHENTIC audio below are nnamdi kanu's orders to ipob on live Radio during endsars Protests

1hr 35Mins
Destroy every bridge and kill all Police

1hr 46 mins
burn down tinubu’s hotel

1 hr 42 min
Burn down Nitel building and all Govt buildings in lagos, burn down Muritala Mohammed Airport

1hr 39 min kanu orders IPOB to Kill Army Officers and manufacture Weapons

1hr 47 min tinubu must go down

1hr 52 min
kanu Confirmed information that Cele and Orile police Stations In lagos are on fire and Is delighted

Orders ipob to use green white green and blood as the Nigerian flag.

Tells ipob to target tinubu and Sanwo Olu and their Children

1 hr 56 min
block every road kill Sabotuers

2hr.00 min
Destroy everything holding the Economy of Nigeria. Burn all pipelines

2.hr09 min
Kill the Army in Lekki [/b]Claims 15 people were killed in Lekki.,Set Dangote Trucks on Fire.

2.hr 15 min
[b] Burn down Every Federal Govt Building attack Police.

2hr 18 mins
Describes again how to make Molotov Cocktail bombs

2hr20min kanu asks where are the ipob People with Double barrel guns in Abuja?

2 hr 22 min
ipob will make an example of Ikpeazu and Sanwo Olu all tinubu’s nvestments should be destroyed

2hr 24min build bombs and lay them by the roadside

2 hr 32 min kill any Governor that declares Curfew

2hr 56min
kanu says tinubu’s hotel is on fire on his orders

3 hr 09 mins

burn everything tinubu owns and Dangote Trucks the war has started

Every Police Station must go down
destroy all Federal Government Property burn down Lekki Toll Gate destroy Dangote refinery burn every Pastors Church that supports one Nigeria


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktk4uXmlOLs

gidgiddy:


If you like repeat this a million times, it wont change the fact that Nnamdi Kanu has secured court judgement compensation of nearly 2 billion Naira against your federal government as well as court order for hid release

The only reason why Kanu is still in detention is because the Nigerian government does not obey court order

FreeStuffsNG:

This is one part they ignore in their obvious unfairness to the victims of their violent rethorics. It is really sad how they don't understand or attempt to ignore the pains of the real victims of the unpatriotic IPOB leader.

Even the President and Gov of Lagos state were once victims of his violent rhetoric! Is it that none of the Igbo leaders saw this evidence below?

Kanu ordered Igbo youths to go burn down Yorubaland and they did. We are yet to recover from the coordinated arson his proscribed unleashed.

His victims deserve justice too and if he is innocent, let the courts decide. By divine grace and fate, the Asiwaju Tinubu, GCFR he ordered his hate-filled IPOB to go destroy is today the President, Commander-In-Chief of Armed Forces of Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Evidence below


kanu Ordered IPOB to burn down lagos on live Radio knowing fully well that the fake Lekki Massacre was a Hoax because he and IPOB had deliberately helped to distribute the fake news on Social Media in order to create an excuse to murder Police and attack lagos


AUTHENTIC audio below are nnamdi kanu's orders to ipob on live Radio during endsars Protests

1hr 35Mins
Destroy every bridge and kill all Police

1hr 46 mins
burn down tinubu’s hotel

1 hr 42 min
Burn down Nitel building and all Govt buildings in lagos, burn down Muritala Mohammed Airport

1hr 39 min kanu orders IPOB to Kill Army Officers and manufacture Weapons

1hr 47 min tinubu must go down

1hr 52 min
kanu Confirmed information that Cele and Orile police Stations In lagos are on fire and Is delighted

Orders ipob to use green white green and blood as the Nigerian flag.

Tells ipob to target tinubu and Sanwo Olu and their Children

1 hr 56 min
block every road kill Sabotuers

2hr.00 min
Destroy everything holding the Economy of Nigeria. Burn all pipelines

2.hr09 min
Kill the Army in Lekki [/b]Claims 15 people were killed in Lekki.,Set Dangote Trucks on Fire.

2.hr 15 min
[b] Burn down Every Federal Govt Building attack Police.

2hr 18 mins
Describes again how to make Molotov Cocktail bombs

2hr20min kanu asks where are the ipob People with Double barrel guns in Abuja?

2 hr 22 min
ipob will make an example of Ikpeazu and Sanwo Olu all tinubu’s nvestments should be destroyed

2hr 24min build bombs and lay them by the roadside

2 hr 32 min kill any Governor that declares Curfew

2hr 56min
kanu says tinubu’s hotel is on fire on his orders

3 hr 09 mins

burn everything tinubu owns and Dangote Trucks the war has started

Every Police Station must go down
destroy all Federal Government Property burn down Lekki Toll Gate destroy Dangote refinery burn every Pastors Church that supports one Nigeria


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ktk4uXmlOLs

BabaRamota1980:
Tinubu will not release Kanu.

Kanu was complicit in destruction of properties in Lagos and attempt on Tinubu and Sanwo lives.

If you recall, Sanwo Olu mother's house was destroyed.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9FoQiX9oJo