The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and Civil Rights Realisation and Advancement Network (CRRAN) have lauded Gov. Peter Mbah of Enugu State for ending sit-at-home in the state. NEWSDIARY reports.
The two organisations gave the commendation in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria NAN in Enugu on Friday.
NAN reports the governor had, on Thursday, declared an end to Monday’s sit-at-home in the state after meeting with heads of security agencies.Information Guide Nigeria
He had argued that the sit-at-home, usually being observed every Monday, had been restricting creativity, entrepreneurship and productivity in the state.
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The governor also appealed to President Bola Tinubu to release the Leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, from detention to douse the accumulated tension in the South-East zone.
Reacting to the development, the National Publicity Secretary of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, lauded Mbah for the bold step he had taken to bring an end to the sit-at-home issue.
Ogbonnia also described the request for Kanu’s release as a good beginning for the governor, pointing out that his continuous incarceration was the real cause of the sit-at-home in the entire zone.
He urged residents of the state to comply with the directive, saying that it was not good that women and children were being killed and property destroyed over an issue that could be resolved amicably.JAMB Result
“We cannot take barrel of gun unto ourselves and be imposing unnecessary hardship on the people of the region.
“By complying with the directive, it will touch the lives and progress of the people and promote tourism in Enugu,” Ogbonnia said.
According to Ogbonnia, the state’s ambience is supposed to be made attractive for businesses to continue to thrive in an atmosphere devoid of threat to peace and corporate existence.
“When there is insecurity, people will be scared and that may further increase their poverty level.
“So I am appealing to our youths to understand that we are not doing ourselves any good by sitting at home every Monday,” he said.NYSC Portal
