Ohanaeze supports Enugu government’s fight against staying in

In order to put an end to sit-at-home days in the state, Governor Peter Mbah has the support of the Enugu State chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide, the leading Igbo sociocultural organization.

The Indigenous People of Biafra, a secessionist group, came up with the idea of “sit-at-home” to demand the release of Nnamdi Kanu, their imprisoned leader.

The Ohanaeze declared that sit-at-home days were over and that this practice had to end.

In a statement released on Sunday by its president for Enugu, Prof. Fred Eze, Ohanaeze praised the governor for his bravery in taking decisive action to end “the scourge of sit-at-home in Enugu State.”

The group praised the governor for outlawing sit-at-home, claiming that it had taken over Enugu State and was suffocating the state.

Every Monday in Enugu State became an unofficial holiday since businesses and other social activities were typically suspended on that day. Therefore, the continued observance of the sit-at-home order had a very negative effect on Enugu State’s economy. Businesses were rapidly going out of business while others were leaving the state, which resulted in a loss of foreign direct investment and significant capital flight.

The Enugu State Government’s action, therefore, could not have come at a better time. It shows that the governor is aware of the key issues involved that H. E. Governor Peter Mbah has also called for Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s release and has started the process to have the Federal Government release Kanu.

Ohanaeze was pleased that the Kanu had “categorically ordered the cessation of any form of sit-at-home in whatever guise in South-East Nigeria.”

The article called Kanu’s stance “life-saving,” noting that staying at home had become “counterproductive as it does incalculable harm to the people IPOB is fighting for.”