S’East Govs Deny Accusing FG Of Killing IPOB Members

South East Governors’ Forum, Thursday, denied allegation in the social media that it accused the federal government of killing members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

Governor David Umahi, chairman of the Forum, described as false, reports claiming the governors met in Abakaliki where they allegedly accused the federal government of brutality on Nd’Igbo.

A statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Emmanuel Uzor, described the report as embarrassing, saying the inventors are trying to sabotage the peace agreement reached between the governors and leadership of IPOB.

Uzor further advised the general public to disregard the report, adding that Governor Umahi whom was quoted as issuing the statement was not in the country at the time of the report.

He said that the forum is working in synergy with the federal government and other federating units towards economic and regional integration and development of the South East region.

The statement reads: “While it is our responsibility to protect the lives and property of our people including the IPOB, it is rather embarrassing to link the forum to whatever politics of bitterness in any part of the country.

“Firstly, the writer and his paymasters failed to meet up with the realities on ground as concerns the already initiated move between the governors’ forum and leader of IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu reached during our last meeting in our secretariat in Enugu.

“It is therefore the wish of the forum to assure the public that the communiqué raised during our last meeting with IPOB leadership still stands and anybody circulating any report contrary is the real enemy of Nd’Igbo and should be disregarded” it added.