₦airaland Forum

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo state, Monday, said that the Pro Biafra agitators, led by Nnamdi Kanu, Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, was deceiving the Igbo using the name of Biafra.

According to the release issued to newsmen in Owerri, by Okorocha’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Sam Onwuemedo, the governor stated this while handing over Staff of Office and certificates of recognition to sixteen traditional rulers in the state. The release further captured that IPOB activities would only result to loss of trillions of properties and assets owned by the Igbo in the country. The governor added that no sane person would talk of division in Nigeria.

As captured by the release, “On IPOB, the cloud is gathering storm, nobody is talking even our traditional rulers, Pastors and leaders, this is bad for our people. “If you will remember vividly that few years ago, during the Civil War, it was a similar story. That was how it all started. At that time, we believed that the Ohafia warriors will be able to fight and disseminate the North. “Now we are been deceived that IPOB will drive away Nigeria and give us Biafra. Even our Pastors, men of God and some leaders in the rural areas, nobody is speaking out against this action and the song of war is coming gradually like a desert encroachment.

“We fought the war and it was believed that the Igbos will learn from it but they still went ahead and developing the resources of other regions. “There are 5 million Igbo living outside the shores of Igbo region. Any form of war will cause the Igbo over 3 trillion naira loss in properties and assets.

“No sane person will spread the message of division and war because it does not benefit the Igbo in any way. I urge you traditional rulers to speak against it and educate your people on the true state of things. Igbo need to build bridge of unity across the nation.”

On the issue of pension in the state, Okorocha said: ” Go home and tell the pensioners that you met the governor and he will address there matter and ensure that they get 100% of their pension arrears. “If in any way we are not able to continue paying in future we shall come back to them and also tell them that we cannot afford to pay, we are using the whole Paris Club to pay 100% pension to our dear pensioners.”

“There are 5 million Igbo living
outside the shores of Igbo region.
Any form of war will cause the
Igbo over 3 trillion naira loss in
properties and assets.

“No sane person will spread the
message of division and war
because it does not benefit the
Igbo in any way. I urge you
traditional rulers to speak against
it and educate your people on the true state of things. Igbo need to
build bridge of unity across the
nation.”

limeta:
Ipob said nothing about war
Stop yr war mongery
Sellout fat bastard

menxer:
Hate speeches is always a prelude to war

limeta:
Tell the yorubas and Hausa fulani

limeta:
Ipob said nothing about war
Stop yr war mongery
Sellout fat bastard

Abagworo:
Okorocha remains the most truthful and courageous Southeast governor. The deceit is much to an extent that some supposedly educated people believe they can divide Nigeria without war and destruction.

stephleena:
handicap of a governor, should face his ailment as well,as his gluttonous wife..

ESDKING:
Okorocha is mad.!!

Who is talking about war ? Why isn't that black men mistake referendum for war ?.

What I recently noticed is that, all these politicians that are struggling to protect their life pension have developed the habit of using war to scare and demoralise the agitators even when they all know best approach to follow which other countries are following.

The funny part of this is that, this provocative statements makes Ipob to develop more zeal and passion in their agitation.
On the issue of igbo properties scattered all over Nigeria:
There is a law that covers that so,nothing will happen, but if Nig insist on violating such law and confiscate their properties, they will be at the loosing end after finding out that their I.G.R is going down, they will beg Igbos to stay back but it might be too late for them.
Btwooo, those people that confiscated properties of Igbos after the civil war,where are they today?, not only that Igbos have met up but have surpassed them again.

My dear, to steal properties is one thing but to maintain those properties is another thing. You can never take away that spirit of hard work and the passion to be successful from igbo man. No other tribe can boast of that in Nigeria.


Okorocha should stop deceiving your gullible followers because, no country on earth has been able to successfully stop secessionist group.

A call for referendum is not a call for war
A call for referendum is not a call for xenophobic attacks
A call for referendum is not a call for mass migration
A call for ceasing of properties
Freedom must come whether zoo lovers like it or not.

guterMann:
The governor added that no sane
person would talk of division in
Nigeria.


(1) Mr Okoroawusa your clamour for one Nigeria is not because you believe in Nigeria,but because of the peanuts,pecks of power and looting your position has availed you.Apart from the elites who the current status quo favors,nobody is talking about the unity of Nigeria


“We fought the war and it was
believed that the Igbos will learn
from it but they still went ahead and developing the resources of
other regions.

(2) Secondly,you people should stop this emotional blackmail of always mentioning war.
Nobody is talking about war,what IPOB is asking is referendum for self-determination

There are 5 million Igbo living
outside the shores of Igbo region.
Any form of war will cause the
Igbo over 3 trillion naira loss in
properties and assets.

(3) Always talking about war war war,Mr. Okoroawusa for God's sake nobody is talking about war.Stop this scare mongering tactics.
If Biafra secedes will Biafrans lose their property in Nigeria?Absolutely NO.British citizens leaving in the EU did not lose their property in European countries after brexit.There are international laws guiding such which are legally binding to both signatory and non-signatory states.


THE LAND OF THE RISING SUN MUST SET FORTH AT DAWN.

tsdarkside:
their you are wrong......their is no mention of exit in the nigerian constitution...thats the problem that una want to ignore...

you are asking the nigerians to forget the constitution and give you want you want and thats not gonna happen....

the leaders will refuse to change the constitution because they know they can win a war against you easily....

better listen to us deltans...we deltans understand the situation better than you....

we deltans think.....you dont think,you use emotions...