Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has asked residents of the state to ignore a sit-at-home order issued by the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and go about their lawful businesses
Umahi who stated this during a live broadcast to mark his six years in office in Abakaliki said that the, directive of IPOB is an act of foolishness.
He warned that any trader that refuses to open his or her store on Monday would forfeit it stressing that nobody can stop the movement of Ebonyi people in the State
“On Monday, markets must be fully operational. Anybody whose shop is not opened, will forfeit the shop . I ask the security agencies to massively deploy security people to protect Ebonyians everywhere”
“This no movement order is foolishness. We will not go into any form of slavery. There will be free movement throughout today, tomorrow, and ongoing.
“I challenged the youths, the local government Chairmen and the politicians, the stakeholders, the security agencies to ensure that nobody is molested and I have banned any form of procession or gathering till further notice in Ebonyi state”.
“You should not be outside the country and vomiting rubbish. Freedom fighters should come down to the Southeast, let’s discuss”.
On the issue of security in the South East Umahi warned youths of the region not to be used to cause crises in the state
“They should not confront security agencies. Agitation doesn’t mean killing security agencies.
Umahi while appreciating the late Gen. Sani Abacha for the creation of Ebonyi State said the six year’s of his administration have been so challenging.
