Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave
Umahi has accused those he described as desperate politicians of sponsoring
banditry with the sole aim of destabilising Nigeria.
Umahi, Chairman of the South East
Governors Forum, said this on Tuesday after a virtual meeting with the five
governors of the region in attendance.
“There are so many desperate
politicians in all the political parties that are so desperate for power and
they have aligned with some bandits in the southeast to destabilise the
nation,” the Governor, who recently dumped the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
for the All Progressives Congress, APC, said.
He expressed worries over the killings and kidnappings going on in the South-East, adding that “the situation is being heightened by the activities of very desperate politicians, this time irrespective of party affiliations.”
Umahi further spoke on a viral
social media video, where northerners were allegedly being evicted from Ebonyi
State, insisting that the video was doctored by politicians.
“The Fulani settlement decided to
move to Taraba State and retained some of the family members in Ebonyi State
and of course, the man is still here.
“Politicians as we have
intelligence gathering, went to put a voice and said it is the Igbos that are
chasing away the herdsmen from Ebonyi State,” he said.
He said that the viral video
caused panic in other parts of the country, noting that about 11 million South
Easterners also live in the North.
He warned that while perpetrators
of such wicked acts may think they want to pull down a particular governor,
they may end up causing mass killings of Igbos in other parts of the country.
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