Insecurity: Ohanézè and Southeast Governors to meet with Tinubu.
The Igbo sociocultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Southeast Governors and members of the National Assembly from the region have resolved to send a delegation to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in checking the insecurity ravaging the zone.
The stakeholders took the decision after an emergency meeting held on Monday evening at the Imo State Governor’s Lodge in Abuja.
Some members at the meeting led by the President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu included the Imo State governor, Hope Uzodimma, his Ebonyi State counterpart, Francis Nwifuru; former governor of Anambra State, Senator Chris Ngige, and Senator Ifeanyi Uba.
Others are former Imo State Governor Ikedi Ohakim, former Senate President, Pius Anyim, Osita Chidoka, Prof. Maurice Iwu, Senators Victor Umeh, Tony Nwoye, Sam Egwu, Enyinnaya Abaribe, Darlington Nwokocha, Dave Umahi, Prof. ABC Nwosu, Ambassador Kema Chikwe, Mrs Josephine Anenih, and Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo.
Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma who hosted the meeting which lasted for over four hours said insecurity remained the greatest challenge facing the region.
Speaking to journalists, the immediate past Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, said; “the new President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu and members of his cabinet came to meet with us, the Governors, National Assembly members, former ministers and stakeholders in the Southeast.
He disclosed that challenges of sit-at-home, and the continuous incarceration of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, were discussed.
A source privy to details of the meeting also revealed that the participants agreed to send a delegation to President Tinubu in the next two weeks for his intervention on the matters deliberated upon.
“The issue of Nnamdi Kanu was discussed and it was agreed that we should draw up delegation that will go and see President Bola Tinubu on security situation in the Southeast including Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa within the next two weeks.”
