The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has blamed the governors of South-East for the discontent and agitations from separatist groups in the region who are calling for Nigeria’s break-up.
According to CLO, pro-Biafra agitations in the South-East arose from the frustrations the people felt which were occasioned by their alienated leadership the governors provided.
In a statement co-signed by Comrade Aloysius Attah and Comrade Pedro Azuogu, chairman, CLO South East zone and chairman, Abia state chapter, respectively, the group noted that the military exercise in the South East breached the provisions of 1999 constitution as amended.
The statement read in part, “The governors failed to realise that the discontent and agitations from separatist groups in the zone partly arose from the frustrations occasioned by their alienated governance which seems to favour the few at the detriment of the majority thereby breeding lots of unengaged youths.
“There is no hope for the South East if our Governors cannot take up the lead in condemning anything that affects the people they govern, fight for the zone’s equitable share from the Centre in the ‘authoritative allocation of values’ and resources or ‘who gets what, when and how’ which politics is all about.
“We are tempted to believe the assertion in some quarters that our Governors take orders from the ‘caliphate’ and cannot attempt to injure the sensibilities of the ‘Aso Rock power brokers ‘hence they are always tongue tied and hands-in- cheek whenever occasion demands that they should rise up with requisite action in anger and reject any slap on the face of the Igbo.”
