IPOB: Visit our states Northern governors tell South-east, South-south colleagues

Governors from Nigeria’s northern region have invited their counterparts from the South-east to visit their states to interact with Igbo communities as a means of promoting peace and communal harmony among various groups in the country. The chairman of Northern Governors Forum and Governor of Borno State, Kashim Shettima, said this after he led a delegation of five governors on a visit to Rivers, Abia and Imo states to promote peace. During the visits to Port Harcourt, Umuahia and Owerri, the Borno governor commended the host governors for the resolute manner they handled the IPOB crisis. Addressing members of the Northern community in Abia, Mr. Shettima urged them to continue respect the norms and traditions of their host communities and he added that adequate arrangements had been made by the government. In their various remarks, Governors of Abia and Imo commended the visit. They urged the federal government to promote unity by ensuring all parts of the country have a sense of belonging. They said when issues of security are on the table, political and other interests should take the back seat.