Otti made this known on Monday in Abuja, after a security meeting convened by the NSA, Nuhu Ribadu
Kehinde Okeowo
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has warned that compliance with another two-week sit-at-home order by the factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, may result in hunger and even death.
He made this known on Monday in Abuja, the Federal capital, after a security meeting convened by the National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu to address issues of insecurity in the South-East.
According to the former bank chief, who attended the parley with other governors of the region, the sit-at-home directive must be resisted by states and federal governments because the residents of his state and by extension, the South-East cannot afford to stay at home again.
Otti further stated that the government cannot sit and watch a handful of people who are using the instrument of fear to intimidate others succeed and cause the vulnerable to go hungry.
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Addressing journalists, he said: “Governments all over the world cannot be threatened and we need to sound that note of warning.
“You cannot afford to sit at home when you have work to do. A lot of people live on a daily basis; the taxi drivers, the keke drivers, the woman that is selling pepper in the market, if she sits at home for two weeks, she will die of hunger.
“So, it (the order) is null and void,”
Otti and his Imo State counterpart, Hope Uzodinma were present at the meeting, while the governors of Anambra, Enugu and Ebonyi sent their representatives.
Chief of Defense Staff, Major General Christopher Musa also attended the security meeting.
