Some Persons Are Trying To Plunge South East Into War – Umahi

• It doesn’t matter whether Ebube Agu inspires confidence or not – Umahi

David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi state, says some people are trying to destabilise the South East by inciting war in the region.

Speaking on Wednesday when he featured on Channels Television’s ‘Sunrise Daily’, Umahi said the purveyors of destruction have no interest in the south east.

Recall that governors of the south-east region, had on Sunday, announced the setup of a joint security outfit, codenamed ‘Ebube Agu’.

They said the establishment of the outfit is a part of efforts to address growing insecurity in the region.

When asked how Ebube Agu is being communicated to the people to enable them to take ownership of it, Umahi said he did not care whether the people embrace the idea behind the security or not.

He said it did not matter to him if it inspired confidence or not, noting that his main concern was the protection of lives and properties in the region.

He said citizens needed to be careful because there are some people who are planning to incite war in the south-east.

“The problem of this country is that people will leave their problems and make your problem their problem. But what some of these people are doing is to incite the south-east into war and step aside, and we are not going to buy into that; we’re not going to be deceived again,” he said.

“Whether it inspires confidence or not, it does not matter to me. What matters to me is that our people will be satisfied with our efforts in protecting their lives and property. People must be very careful, and know that there are grand plans by people who have no interest in south-east, to incite them into war and we are wiser than that.”

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