South East governors convene emergency meeting over pro-Biafra protests

Governors of the South East states will on Sunday hold an emergency meeting over increasing agitation for the creation of a Biafra Republic by the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra.


Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State said at the end of their meeting in Enugu on Tuesday that the forum needed to ensure lasting peace in the zone.

Okorocha said the governors resolved to consult widely with Ohaneze Ndi Igbo, the apex socio-cultural organisation of the zone, traditional rulers, development unions, the clergy and other stakeholders.

He said: “In furtherance to this, the South East governors scheduled an emergency meeting of stakeholders on Sunday, November 22, 2015 at Enugu.

“Attendance at the emergency meeting will include all National Assembly members, ministers from the zone and other invited stakeholders from the zone.”

The governor advised IPOB and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra to continue to toe the line of peace “as this is the only way to ensure development of the zone”.

Okorocha said the forum was concerned about the state of federal roads in the zone, particularly the Enugu-Onitsha Expressroad, Aba-Ikot Ekpene, Owerri-Port Harcourt and Enugu-Port Harcourt roads.

He called on the Federal Government to intervene urgently on the roads and many others in deplorable conditions.

The governor said the forum agreed to appoint a high level Economic Advisory Committee to harness the economic potentials of the people of the area.

NAN

Source: theeagleonline.com.ng