Governor of Ebonyi state, Dave Umahi, the chairman of the southeast governors forum has revealed that the southeast is not ready to secede from Nigeria.
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Umahi disclosed this while speaking on the security situation in the southeast during state house briefing in Abuja.
According to him, there is a deliberate attempt to use fake news to foment trouble i the region.
Umahi said:
“The situation in the South East is a mixture of reality, fake news and war propaganda. Are there rightful agitations in the southeast. Yes. Has it turned violent? Yes. It’s been hijacked.
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“In the Southeast we don’t want war, we don’t want to secede, we want to be a part of a fair Nigeria where justice, equity and freedom exist.”
