Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi has revealed those behind the incessant killings going on in the Igbo dominated – South-East region.
Umahi who doubles as the Chairman of the South-East Governors Forum, says those behind the killings in Igboland are not far from the region. Adding that if the current wave of crises were not addressed, it could lead to trouble.
The governor made the statement yesterday during the World Igbo Day celebration at the Christian Ecumenical Centre, Abakaliki – Punch report.
Governor Umahi, who was represented at the occasion by the Secretary to the State Government and Coordinating Commissioner, Dr Kenneth Ugbala, said founding fathers of the region hitherto suffered and fought hard for the freedom of the land, noting that it’s sad the Igbo are fighting themselves.
“There were people who fought and suffered so much for us to be free as a people; yet there is still fighting among us. This simply tells us something: Igbos are the ones killing themselves.”
He added, “We are our own problems. It’s in our hands to make this region better again. God brought us here to make it a better place for all of us.
“What are we gaining as a people, that we sit-at-home every Monday? Our children were denied the opportunity to sit a national examination; which children in other regions of this country took, because of sit-at-home.
“We, Igbos, are undoing ourselves. We are the cause of what we suffer today.”
