Wike: I Support That There Is Injustice Against the Southeast
- Nyesom Wike has revealed that he is in support of the aspirations the agitation of the Indigenous People of Biafra
- However, the Rivers state governor, said he is against the violent activities linked to the proscribed group
- According to him, there was a time Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB’s leader, was singing his praises over his support for the group’s agitation
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Rivers state governor, Nyesom Wike, has declared his support for the agitation of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
However, the governor said he is against the violent activities linked to the group.
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The governor who disclosed this in an interview with Channels TV said there was a time Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB’s leader, was singing his praises over his support for the group’s agitation.
According to him, his problem with IPOB started when they allegedly came to Rivers to set ablaze government properties and force their membership on the residents of Rivers.
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He said:
“There came a time that IPOB was singing praises about Wike. Nnamdi Kanu was singing praises about Wike, saying he is their son,” the Rivers governor said.
“Why? I said to the federal government there is nothing wrong with people agitating. What is important is to listen to their agitations. What are they talking about? Sit down with them. Talk with them.
“My problem came, which I will not compromise with. They came to my state and burnt every infrastructure — the courts and police stations. The state put money in building the courts and everything; you came and burnt everywhere. Not only are you burning everywhere, you said we (referring to Rivers state) are part of you. And I said ‘no, don’t do that’. That is not correct.
“I support the agitation. I support that there is injustice against the south-east, whether anybody likes it or not. We should sit down and discuss it. What did I do wrong?
“When you are now coming to say ‘burn everything there (referring to Rivers). We own everything. I’m a governor.
“I asked them a simple question — ‘do you need to kill everybody in my area and burn down the infrastructure simply for me to say I’m with you?’ I said no.”
2023: Igbo elders lobby powerful Nigerians, unveil stance, action plan this week
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, some Igbo elders have started lobbying powerful Nigerians on the need for a southeast presidency.
It was reported that the elders had constituted themselves as a lobby group to get Nigerians to buy into the quest to have the southeast produce President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor next year.
In the last couple of weeks, the elders have met with political, religious, community, and opinion leaders in the north, Middle Belt, southwest, and south-south to canvass support for power to rotate to the zone in 2023.
IPOB are poorly educated children, not terrorists, says Rochas Okorocha
In another development, Senator Rochas Okorocha declared that members of IPOB are poorly educated children in the southeast.
Okorocha made the comment in response to the crisis situation in the southeast triggered by agitations.
The senator representing Imo West Senatorial District said the issues bore down to bad leadership in the region, especially in his home state of Imo.
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