The South East Governors’ Forum has announced the ban of activities of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB).
Arising from its emergency meeting, Gov. Dave Umahi of Ebonyi asked the group and other of such groups to articulate their grievances and send to the forum.
Umahi said: “All activities of IPOB are, hereby, proscribed. IPOB and all other aggrieved groups are advised to articulate their position on all national issues.
“Such should be submitted to the committee of governors, Ohaneze Ndi Igbo and National Assembly members from the South East zone through the chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum,” he said.
“We 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.
“Accordingly, we appeal to President Muhammad Buhari to, please, withdraw the military in the South East zone, while police perform their traditional role of maintaining law and order,” he said.
“We wish to assure Nigerians that full investigation is ongoing on all allegations of killings, maiming and other unlawful conduct in the zone within this period,” he said.
“We advise all residents of the zone to go about their normal businesses as governments of each state is committed to protecting everybody,“ he said.
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