The governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi has criticized the leadership of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB over President Muhammadu Buhari’s planned visit to Ebonyi State.
While speaking to politicians during the state’s end-of-year thanksgiving ceremony at the new government house chapel in Centenary City, Ebonyi State, the governor conveyed his displeasure with the group.
President Muhammadu Buhari was supposed to visit Ebonyi State in November to commission several projects, but that didn’t happen.
Meanwhile, Umahi stated that he will convene with the President, as well as other notable leaders from the southeast, to discuss the subject of regional peace.
Umahi said: “I saw where one misguided element that calls himself IPOB, said Mr President is not welcomed in Ebonyi. He is inconsequential and I want you to put it on social media. He is so consequential.
“I was in Paris and I told Mr President that the leaders of South-East would want to visit him over the issue of peace in the region and appealed to him to postpone the visit till early next year.
“But I didn’t want to tell our people, because I was urging them to keep pushing our projects as if the President was going to come this year. And I’m not sure up to three or four people knew this; so, I kept it to myself.
“So, Mr. President will come when we want him to come. That IPOB guy is an inconsequential human being. If he is serious, let him hit the wall and come to Ebonyi State and let him see if he would find feet to go back.
“Somebody will sit somewhere and be talking rubbish and they will be misleading our children to go and be killed; but, himself will not be at the war front.
“Any of them that will talk rubbish about security in the South-East, should come and lead the war. And I will also lead the war for Ebonyi State. And like David, we will always kill Goliath. When they talk rubbish, just ignore them. This land belongs to God”
Umahi Knocks IPOB For Kicking Against Buhari’s Visit To Ebonyi
