Ebonyi State governor, David Umahi, has declared that the State will never be part of any so-called Biafra, or take part in any separatist movement.
The Governor disclosed this at the weekend, while speaking to members of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, (NGE), at the Government House, in Abakaliki, the State capital.
Umahi said, “Even if there were to be Biafra, Ebonyi will not be part of Biafra. I have said it before, and I will continue to say it.
“First and foremost, I have been saying it, if anybody tells you about Biafra, tell them Ebonyi State will never be part of Biafra. We are not Biafra.
“We have been so oppressed; now that we are finding our feet, you want us to go back; we will not. We will not. Let me make it clear for all to hear. Ebonyi State will not be part of any Biafran agitation”.
Speaking on his 2023 presidential ambition, the governor allayed fears making the rounds suggesting that any southeasterner who emerges president might split the nation.
He argued that Igbos have investment everywhere across the country, saying it would be impossible to think of secession when in power.
