Northern Governors Forum condemns 30-day ultimatum to Igbos

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Northern Governors Forum condemns 30-day ultimatum to Igbos

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Governors of the 19 northern states has condemned the 30-day ultimatum given the Igbos by the Northern Youths to vacate the Northern part of the country.Gov Kashim Shettima of ”ŽBorno State who is also Chairman of the Northern States Governors’ Forum, made the position of the region known in Maiduguri on Wednesday.The forum assured that the principal officers of their security agencies have been hinted to guard against any violation of rights of the citizens living in the 19 states in the three geopolitical zones in the north.Shettima said: “On behalf of the Governors of the 19 Northern States, we totally condemn such irresponsible pronouncements by those groups, we condemn, we disown, and we are totally distancing ourselves from those faceless groups who don’t have the mandate of the people of Northern Nigeria to make such loud pronouncements.“Section 41, Subsection 1 of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria is very explicit in safeguarding the rights of all Nigerians to reside in any part of the country with no hindrance whatsoever. But then, ”Žwhen you see a toad dancing in the broad daylight, the drummer is not far off from the main road.“We wish to call on the security agencies to beam their lenses on these groups, and unearth the faces behind the mask.“Some months back, there were cases of importation of arms, illegal importation of arms intercepted at the ports, then we started hearing rumours of a coup d’etat.“Now, a group, or a bunch of groups that do not have the mandate of the people came up with remarks capable of destabilizing the north and the country as a whole.“We are one nation tied to a common destiny, the governance of Northern Nigeria is not in alignment with those pronouncements, and we will take whatever measures that is necessary to safeguard the lives and properties of Nigerians living in any part of the North.“I am in contact to most of my colleagues, and they all talking to heads of security establishments in their respective overnorsdomains because we cannot afford to take chances.“We cannot afford to toil with the destiny of this country. The 19 Northern Governors wish to call on our brothers of Igbo descent to remain calm and go about their legitimate businesses.“Nobody can dare to intimidate, harass or dehumanize them in any of the 19 Northern States, our Governors will not allow that.” 

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