Enyinnaya Abaribe,
senator representing Abia south, says the sit-at-home order by Simon Ekpa, a
self-acclaimed disciple of Nnamdi Kanu, has become a scheme for making money.
In
an interview with Channels Television, Abaribe
said Ekpa and his cohorts have refused to reverse the policy because they are
making profits from it.
In a letter posted on
Twitter in July by Aloy Ejimakor, special counsel to Kanu, the detained leader
of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), asked Ekpa to desist from
calling for further sit-at-home.
Reacting to the letter, Ekpa said Kanu cannot write such a letter, adding that “it is not only a joke but an insult taken too far”.
Speaking on the development, Abaribe said the south-east
leaders have agreed to meet with the federal government over the continued
detention of Kanu.
“Last week, there was a hand-written message from him
(Kanu),” Abaribe said.
“Of course, the man who is profiting from it, who is far
away in Finland, denounced it and put more conditions saying they will never
stop it until we (south-east leaders) see him in Finland.
“We can now see that
because they profit from this, they are not going to stop it because it has
become a money-making venture.
“We have seen adverts on the internet asking people to
contribute money for the liberation of Biafra.
“Now, what do we do? We have to engage the government
because there are also some subsisting issues on the ground.
“The court had granted him his freedom and the government
applied to the same appeal court for stay of execution and appeal to the
supreme court. The supreme court has not taken any decision.
“Part of the
resolution is that we are going to engage everyone.
“We are going to engage the government at the same time on
how we can make a solution that is favourable to all.”
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