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General News of Wednesday, 21 April 2021

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Igbo do not support break-up - Gov Uzodimma

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodinma

Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has said that equity, justice and a level playing ground in the country are what the Igbos are requesting for and not secession.

Speaking to members of Syndicate 1 of the Executive Intelligence Management Course (EIMC) 14 of the National Institute for Security Studies (NISS), who visited Government House, Owerri, yesterday, April 20, 2021, indicated that the group was not in support of any form of a country break-up.

The governor mentioned that the recent security breaches in the South East geo-political zone did not suggest that Ndigbo wanted out of Nigeria.
His words: “All we want is justice, equity and fairness in a big Nigerian family. Secession is not on the table. Anyone championing that does not represent Ndigbo. We have a greater stake in a united Nigeria and will not be party to any scheme that will bring division among us. All we want is equity, justice and a level playing ground that allows live and let live.”

According to him, his administration working with government will bring an end to unemployment and insecurities in the state.
“Let me admit that of late we have had one or two security challenges in the state. However, apart from these recent security breaches and pockets of crime here and there, lmo remains the safest state in this part of the country. Your presence in our state is timeous because we need to exchange ideas on the security challenges and other issues of mutual benefit that would aid our country and people overcome their fears,” he maintained.

The governor said: “Imo is safe and secure. To facilitate the security of our people, our first task on assumption of office was to provide over 100 patrol vehicles, fully equipped with modern communication gadgets. This ensures that, through our toll-free call centre established by the Federal Government, the people can put emergency calls across to the patrol vehicles to draw attention to a crime scene.

“Also by effectively collaborating with security agencies in the state, crime-busting has been made much easier and the crime rate has significantly dropped.”