Just In: #IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu hijacked #ESN From Us — Hope Uzodinma

The governor, who met with journalists in Owerri on Friday evening, disclosed that the South-East governors can be assembly in Owerri, the Imo State capital, to stipulate modalities that will see to the beginning a safety outfit for the area.

Uzodinma disclosed that the South-East governors had agreed and put in place modalities to ascertain ESN however Kanu hijacked the title of the outfit.

The governor additionally accused Kanu of utilizing ESN operatives to trigger mayhem within the area.

He stated, “The governors is not going to wish to be a copycat, particularly with the stress placed on us after the formation of Amotekun by the South-West governors.

“Within the subsequent couple of weeks, governors of the South-East will maintain a safety summit in Owerri with a view to fashioning out modalities for organising a safety outfit for our area. We’ll maintain an elaborate dialogue with a view to discovering an enduring resolution and to enhance the work of safety brokers within the nation.

“It’s mandatory for each zone to be vigilant and have a safety outfit, particularly with the current scenario we have now on this nation. We can not lose destiny with the administration of safety in our area and on the similar time, we have to be cautious in the way in which we go about it.

“South-East governors tried to arrange the Jap Safety Community by working with Ohanaeze Ndigbo. The attorneys-general of the 5 South-Jap states have already anchored a report on it and earlier than we all know it, IPOB hijacked the title and began utilizing it to commit crime.

“That association has not stopped. We are attempting to take a evaluate. We’ll provide you with an outfit that might be lasting. We don’t wish to do issues as a result of others have finished it or be copycats. There are permutations and we should defend our individuals and be sure that there is no such thing as a exterior aggression.

“It isn’t failure of presidency as a result of the first duty of presidency is to guard the lives and property of the individuals.”

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