IPOB: How South East govs averted another civil war

A coalition of civil society groups- #OurMumuDonDo, Concerned Nigerians and Campaign for Democracy, has commended the governors of the South Eastern States for the manner in which they handled the rising threat to the continued unity of the country posed by recent calls for secession.

The movement in a statement on Friday in Abuja noted that the ban on the activities of Indegeniuos People of Biafra, IPOB by the governors prevented bloodshed and further confrontation between them (IPOB) and security agents.

The statement was signed by Charles Oputa, Deji Adeyanju and Bako Usman on behalf of the coalition.

It reads, “The maturity and calmness displayed by the governors in the face of the Federal Government’s heavy-handed approach and the provocative disposition of the Indegeniuos People of Biafra has averted further confrontations which were likely to be bloody and even more likely to stoke ethnic and religious tensions around the country.

“We call on the Governors of the South Eastern States, as well as all Governors of all States in the country, to continue to do more to preserve and foster national unity as well as the safety and security of all Nigerians nationwide." 

 A coalition of civil society groups- #OurMumuDonDo, Concerned Nigerians and Campaign for Democracy, has commended the governors of the South Eastern States for the manner in which they handled the rising threat to the continued unity of the country posed by recent calls for secession.

The movement in a statement on Friday in Abuja noted that the ban on the activities of Indegeniuos People of Biafra, IPOB by the governors prevented bloodshed and further confrontation between them (IPOB) and security agents.

The statement was signed by Charles Oputa, Deji Adeyanju and Bako Usman on behalf of the coalition.

It reads, “The maturity and calmness displayed by the governors in the face of the Federal Government’s heavy-handed approach and the provocative disposition of the Indegeniuos People of Biafra has averted further confrontations which were likely to be bloody and even more likely to stoke ethnic and religious tensions around the country.

“We call on the Governors of the South Eastern States, as well as all Governors of all States in the country, to continue to do more to preserve and foster national unity as well as the safety and security of all Nigerians nationwide."