The governors of the southeast
region, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other stakeholders on Friday, September 15, after a
two-hour meeting arrived at the decision to ban activities of members of the
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), led by Nnamdi Kanu.
The meeting was attended by
governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Dave Umahi, Okezie Ikpeazu, and Willie Obiano. Imo
state was represented by Eze Madumere, the state's deputy governor.
The meeting also had in
attendance Chief Nnia Nwodo, president general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ike
Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, and Gen. Adamu Abubakar, the general
officer commanding, 82 Division, Enugu.
A statement after the meeting
read: “Communique Arising from the emergency meeting of South East Governors
Forum at the Exco Chambers Government House, Enugu, on Friday, 15th September,
2017
"In view of the prevailing
security situation in the South East and its attendant consequences, the
Southeast governors hereby resolves as follows:
1. All activities of IPOB are
hereby proscribed. IPOB and all other aggrieved groups are advised to
articulate their position on all national issues and submit to the committee of
governors, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and National Assembly members from the Southeast
zone, through their chairman, Southeast governors forum.
2. All governors of Southeast zone are to
ensure compliance in their respective states.
3. Southeast governors forum,
Ohanaeze Ndigbo and National Assembly members do hereby reinforce their
commitment to a united and indivisible Nigeria.
4. We also reinforce our desire for the
restructuring of Nigeria where all national issues will be discussed and
amicably settled to achieve justice and fairness to every Nigerian.
5. We reiterate our earlier
position that the November 18, 2017 governorship election in Anambra must hold.
6. Accordingly, we appeal to
President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of
Nigeria, His Excellency, President Muhammad’s Buhari GCFR to please, withdraw
the military in the southeast zone, while police perform their traditional role
of maintaining law and order.
7. Southeast governors have taken
concrete steps to protect lives and properties of indigenes and non indigenes in
the south east.
8. We are in touch with the
Northern governors forum they have assured us of the safety of all our people
living in the north and we have also planned to exchange of visits between the
Governors and to re-enforce the confidence of Nigerians in this respect.
9. In keeping with our earlier
position, we wish to assure Nigerians that full investigation is ongoing on all
allegations of killings, maiming and other unlawful conduct in the Southeast
zone within this period. The governors and the security agencies are in
agreement that appropriate action will be taken against anyone found culpable.
10. We advice all residents of
the Southeast to go about their normal businesses as government of each state
is committed to protecting everybody.
11. Finally, we advise our people
in the south east to please be law abiding.
Recall that we had reported that
the Nigerian military had categorized the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as
a terrorist group.
The Defence Headquarters said the
various activities of the IPOB group prompted this decision.
The DHQ disclosed that the Armed
Forces had consequently profiled the IPOB as a terrorist organization
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