The South-East Governors’ Forum will today hold its
scheduled meeting to discuss the face-off between the Nigerian Army and the
IPOB...
It was further gathered that the meeting will hold without the IPOB
leader, Mr Nnamdi Kanu, who reportedly expressed fears about his safety. The
Director of Media and Communication of the forum’s secretariat, Mr. Mike Udah,
stated this during a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
on Thursday in Abakaliki. He said, “I have not received any contrary
information from my superiors on the convening of the meeting due to Kanu’s
reported absence. “The South-East governors are desirous to ensure that such an
incident does not re-occur and also bring lasting peace in the zone.” NAN
recalls that the forum, led by Ebonyi State Governor David Umahi had earlier
inaugurated a seven-man committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding
the clash and report back to it during the meeting. Udah also denied some media
reports that the governors condemned the army’s invasion of both cities, which
portrayed it as being against the Federal Government.
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