Ikpeazu made the remark on Sunday when he visited the secretariat of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Abia council to commiserate with journalists over last Tuesday’s invasion of the secretariat by soldiers.
The governor noted that the presence of the troops sparked tension across the state.
He said “we are grateful to God for intervening in stopping what could have been the greatest bloodbath known in the history of mankind.”
He also thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for reposing confidence in Southeast Governors’ Forum, “by giving us a second chance to talk to our people on the need for us to live as one united nation.”
He added that the Igbos remained the most widely travelled people in Nigeria, living and conducting
businesses in every nook and cranny of the country.
The governor put the estimated population of Igbos in the north at about 12 million, with Borno having the least population of about 50,000 Igbo households.
He said Abia needed peace for business to thrive, especially in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state. “I am very happy to say that normalcy has returned to the state,” he said, adding that Muslims worshipped in their Mosque on Friday in Aba.
He, therefore, urged residents of the state to go about their lawful businesses, assuring them that government would continue to provide adequate security for lives and property.
The governor described the invasion of the NUJ secretariat as unwarranted, saying that “journalists do not deserve such an attack.”
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The governor noted that the presence of the troops sparked tension across the state.
He said “we are grateful to God for intervening in stopping what could have been the greatest bloodbath known in the history of mankind.”
He also thanked President Muhammadu Buhari for reposing confidence in Southeast Governors’ Forum, “by giving us a second chance to talk to our people on the need for us to live as one united nation.”
He added that the Igbos remained the most widely travelled people in Nigeria, living and conducting
businesses in every nook and cranny of the country.
The governor put the estimated population of Igbos in the north at about 12 million, with Borno having the least population of about 50,000 Igbo households.
He said Abia needed peace for business to thrive, especially in Aba, the commercial nerve centre of the state. “I am very happy to say that normalcy has returned to the state,” he said, adding that Muslims worshipped in their Mosque on Friday in Aba.
He, therefore, urged residents of the state to go about their lawful businesses, assuring them that government would continue to provide adequate security for lives and property.
The governor described the invasion of the NUJ secretariat as unwarranted, saying that “journalists do not deserve such an attack.”
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Hian! NUJ press Centre was invaded? Lemme look for the story. What a wawu
ReplyDeleteWhen are you going to ask God for forgiveness for withholding the salaries of your workers for nearly a year. Stella you can make your findings, most workers in abia have not been paid since last year November.
DeleteYou are just hearing of it?
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ReplyDeleteThem just shakara dem small..
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Peace is the way to go.
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I am happy too,abia is know as an hustling not blood shedders
ReplyDeleteMay peace continue to be still in that land
I don't get it. There are confirmed reports that people lost their life's and this man is here saying he is thanking God for avoiding bloodshed. So bloodshed to u is not restricted to 3 or 4 but a hand full kwo. Ngwa bu, continue. God sees all.
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He is a thief that is owing his workers for nearly a year
DeleteStupid Governor that has refused to pay the workers in Abia their salary for months now. Greedy man...God's wrath will befall u soon. Just u wait n see
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