Coalition of Igbo Groups has called on Senator Enyinnaya Harcourt Abaribe to empower his Constituency, which according to the groups, is in dare need of palliative care following the lockdown by the Abia State government over Coronavirus.
The groups in a statement signed by its Presidents and Secretary Generals, said Senator Abaribe should desist from hiding under Abia political leaders Stimulus Packages, and roll out his Covid 19 Stimulus packages for his constituency,”
According to the groups, “Abia South senatorial zone had lacked the presence of any Federal Constituency project since 13 years now Abaribe has been in the Senate.
The coalition, which made up of different groups in South-East, namely; World Igbo Youth Congress, Southeast Women Professionals, and Igbo Students Union, said, “Abaribe’s Continuous denial of Comments on Ipob and Chinese doctors are inconsequential but as it’s a gimmick to controversially divert attention and abscond from giving any palliative care to his Constituency.
The groups however, accused the Senator of discouraging the World Igbo congress in USA from giving financial support to Nnamdi Kanu led IPOB.
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“it’s on record that after Abaribe’s Surety for Nnamdi Kanu, he went to World Igbo Congress in USA, and discouraged Igbos from giving financial support for Ipob, it’s on record that Abaribe’s Utterances and actions in support of ipob is for his realisation of future political ambition by 2023, denying his well publicized comments on is laughable and afterthought,” the statement reads.
On coronavirus, the groups lauded South-East Governors for the Proactive Preventive Measures put in place to curtail the spread of Coronavirus in the South East, irrespective of three index cases in Enugu (2) and Anambra (1).
The coalition insists that Enugu and Anambra Governors were Proactive in ensuring non escalation of the index cases in both States.
“Southeast Governors Palliative Care and Stimulus packages had provided Succor for the vulnerable people in attempt to cushion the effects of lockdown in the South East, Governors Ikpeazu and Umahi’s palliative care were exceptional as Ikpeazu Stimulus packages leads others, Ipob donation of thousands of bags of Rice to the agitators in Old Eastern Region and Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Palliative money for Igbos trapped in the North were highly Commended,Urge Federal Government to do the needful and extend palliative money for Igbos .
In related development, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide had described the new Lagos Bandits in the name ” 1million boys Everywhere ” exploiting disadvantages of the lockdown in the Lagos to engage in looting of goods from mainly Igbo shops in Lagos at the weekend as apolitical induced revolution due to hunger and diversion of Federal Government Cash Transfer into private pockets
“We Urge Yoruba leaders to call their wards to order, and OYC Urge Inspector General of Police to beef up Security and secure lives and properties”.
