The Governors of 19 Northern States on Thursday urged the leaders and constituted authorities and responsible leaders of thought in the South East and Nigeria to call the Biafra separatist movements to order particularly the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and the Movement of the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB).
This call was made by the Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum and Governor of Borno State, Ibrahim Shettima while speaking at a meeting of the Governors and traditional rulers in Kaduna on Thursday.
Decrying the activities of IPOB he warned the governors warned against the use of media razzmatazz by IPOB to cause insecurity and division in the country.
His words: “Without pre-empting the outcome of our interactions over the next two days, however, permit me Your Excellencies and Your Royal Highnesses, to embark on a short reflection on the matter before hand. Agreed that being citizens of a democratic country, Nigerians are entitled to exercise their constitutionally guaranteed freedom of speech and association, and the clamour for the restructuring of the country falls within the purview of these freedoms. However, the exercise of such rights outside the confines of responsibility is not acceptable.
“The resort to shenanigans, hate speech, and sometimes, incitement to violence by organisations such as IPOP and MOSSAB must be unconditionally condemned as they are inimical to national unity, stability, peaceful coexistence and national security.
“In this regards, I call on all constituted authorities and responsible leaders of thought in the South-East and other parts of Nigeria to rise to the occasion and call these purveyors of hate speech and inflammatory and provocative statements to order.
“These elements must be encouraged to pursue their agitations within processes enshrined in our constitution and with the full and willing participation of all parts of our nation.”
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