Nigerians on Facebook have been reacting to the directive given by Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, putting an end the sit-at-home order in the State.
He also called on President Bola Tinubu to release the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu.
Mbah made this known while briefing journalists on the outcome of his first security council meeting with the heads of all the security agencies at the Government House, Enugu State.
The sit-at-home, declared in the South-East to press for Kanu’s release, the Governor noted, has impeded economic activities.
“Consequently, from Monday, June 6, 2023, there will be no observance of any sit-at-home in all nooks and crannies of Enugu State,” he said on Thursday.
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Governor Mbah noted that his “government will enforce this with all the powers at its disposal”.
While assuring stakeholders of dialogue, the governor urged Enugu residents “to take back our sense of industry, pride of place and re-enact our glorious past. “By heeding this call, you would have set us on the path of actualising our mandate”.
Calling on President Tinubu to release Kanu to quicken the much-needed healing process in Nigeria, he said the development will be a stretching of hands of fellowship to the South-East region.
“Let me also call on our newly sworn-in president, His Excellency Bola Tinubu, to consciously work towards the release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. We believe that his release will expedite the healing process Nigeria needs at this time,” Governor Mbah said.
“It will also be a pointer to his administration’s extension of brotherly hands of fellowship to Ndigbo.”
Kanu has been in detention since 2021 and despite repeated pleas for his release, the government of the immediate past President Muhammadu Buhari failed to do so.
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Reacting to the Governor’s directive, a netizen Ubochi said: “This one wants to be used from the beginning of office by saying he will use all his powers to stop sit at home, I think he should’ve called for the immediate release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu which is the authomatic way to stop sit at home.”
Another netizen, Dr. Smoke Simeon, said: “Let Tinubu release him first.. mr Governor we love you but if you start it this way I don’t think you will succeed what will face you soonest.” While Echara stated that, “On the day of sit at home, let him go and drag people out of their houses, this is how failure starts. Let him go and sort out his NYSC certificate saga first.”
Pius Daniel on his part said: “Not only mbah should call for the realize of Nnamdi canu all the south east governor’s including others for the sake of love.”
“Ask your predecessor how he managed the sit at home and follow suit, i think he did a very good job in managing sit at home, you should do the same. Don’t go and show yourself it is too early,” @Kalu Sammy advised the Governor.