The Enugu State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, a leading Igbo socio-cultural organization, has expressed its full support for the cancellation of the sit-at-home order by the state government.
The weekly sit-at-home was enforced by a faction of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, led by Finland-based Simon Ekpa, as a way of calling for the release of their leader, Nnamdi Kanu who is being detained by Nigeria’s secret police, the Department of State Services (DSS).
But in a statement made available to the media on Sunday, Prof. Fred O. Eze, the Enugu State branch president of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, commended Governor Peter Mbah for taking the bold step of putting an end to the “scourge” of sit-at-home in Enugu State and for restoring peace and order in the state.
Eze pointed out that before the order was cancelled, people in Enugu State were living in fear and unable to conduct their businesses with confidence.
“In Enugu State, every Monday became an unofficial holiday as businesses and other social activities usually came to a halt.
“Thus, the continued observance of the sit-at-home order had a significant negative impact on the economy of Enugu State.
“Businesses were rapidly closing down, while others were relocating away from the State leading to the loss of foreign direct investment and massive capital flight.”
Thus, the Enugu State Government’s decision to end the sit-at-home order was a timely and necessary one.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo expressed its satisfaction with Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s call for an end to sit-at-home orders in the South East region of Nigeria.
The group applauded the
“life-saving order by Mazi Nnamdi Kanu because the sit-at-home is counter productive as it does incalculable harm to the people IPOB is fighting for.”
Ohanaeze also urged parents, guardians, and the public to support Governor Peter Mbah and his administration in ending the sit-at-home orders once and for all.
