Governor Ibrahim Gaidam of Yobe state has reacted to recent threats to Igbo people living in the North to leave the area.
Governor Gaidam said he considered the threat against the Igbo as unfortunate, unlawful, and unwarranted.
According to him, like other Nigerians, the Igbos had a right that was fully guaranteed by the constitution to live in any part of the country of their choice.
“As a multi-ethnic, multi-religious and multi-cultural society, part of our nation’s strength lies in the diversity of its people. It is what has moved every successful nation forward.
“In Yobe State, the Igbos, like the people of other ethnicities, have lived and engaged peacefully with their neighbours.
“The Yobe State Government therefore assures them that it will not allow anyone to intimidate or threaten them and will use the full resources of law enforcement to see to that”, he said.
Governor Gaidam, who strongly believes in a Nigeria in which all its people live peacefully with one another, also reminded the youths in the North and in every part of the country that “as tomorrow’s leaders, they have a responsibility and a stake to contribute to the peace and stability of the nation.
“The governor also believes that political and community leaders in every part of the country have a responsibility, as well, to guide the youths to responsible conduct and to speak against violence or tendency to violence
“It is through peace and unity, and not division and disunity, that our dream of a better, more prosperous Nigeria will come true”.
