Jonathan Nwokpor
The governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has made statements claiming that his administration will not get into needless confrontations with people who are enforcing sit-at-home protest in remembrance of those who died during the Nigerian civil war.
It is crucial to keep in mind that the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), who were driven from the nation, declared that May 30th would be a day on which they would mourn those who died in the 1967–1970 civil war.
The governors in the area were asked by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to guarantee that there would be adequate security for both people and property on May 30, the day all activities in the South-East states would be banned.
Following the group’s warning, some people voiced fear that there might be confrontations in the area between the security officers and those who supported the order to stay at home.
Governor Otti did, however, clarify that his administration was in communication with state education agencies to guarantee that WAEC exams remained unaffected. His Special Advisor on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ferdinand Ekeoma, relayed this information. He said that efforts are being made to address the issues with the affected schools.
Otti said he is not interested in fighting with the organisers of the May 30 sit-at-home protest, according to an article that appeared in the Vanguard on Thursday. He said that this is the case since it is human right for people to grieve for those they have died in a battle.
He said, “We are not interested in unnecessary confrontation with the people who are appealing for sit-at-home in honour of their dead ones. They have every right to mourn their own especially going by the history of that war.
“It’s something we shouldn’t politicize. It was an emotional period when we remember the genocidal onslaught. We don’t have any interest confronting those who are asking people to observe that moment of honour for those who were victims of the genocidal war.”
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