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Ohanaeze Ndigbo in support of ban on IPOB

In response to the recent ban on the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra by the South-East Governors, the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, has declared the support of the Igbo socio-cultural body. In his remarks, the leader of Ndigbo hailed the ban as a decision that saved several lives and quelled the tension in Igboland.

Chief Nwodo, while giving his speech in Umuahia at the third Inauguration of the State and Local Government Executive Committees of the Abia State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, said that the decision was a wise one in the eyes of Ohanaeze and reiterated the need to align with the decision so as to save the nation from the impending catastrophe that would follow a clash between IPOB members and the Nigerian soldiers. He said that the youths may misunderstand the action of the South-East Governors in proscribing the activities of the IPOB but in the defense of the decision, he said the action was taken out of a genuine desire to safeguard the lives of young people.

Making reference to the Igbo cultural heritage, Chief Nwodo said that when a father sees danger outside, he chases his children inside the house, locks them inside the house and waits for the danger to subside in order to ensure the safety of the children.

“That was what the governors did and Ohanaeze Ndigbo is happy with the wisdom showed by our governors. I am particularly pleased with the foresight of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu for timely imposition of a curfew on the commercial city of Aba. By that singular action, several lives were saved, and it helped to calm the tension down. Governor Ikpeazu, you are a wise man and we are grateful to you,”

Apart from the strategic political importance of the action, the Ohanaeze President-General said that the zone would still be engulfed in bloodshed if the decision was not taken and he maintained that Ohanaeze Ndigbo would not just sit and watch the youths of Igbo land cut down prematurely.

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