Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said he supports the agitation of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
Wike made the remark while recalling that IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu once sang his praises.
Appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Wike said he supports IPOB’s agitation, but frowns against the group’s violent approach.
He, however, urged the Federal Government to listen and discuss with IPOB over their agitation.
According to the Presidential aspirant: “IPOB is not a threat to me, it’s because of the division in the country that we have the kind of agitation we have today.
“There was a time IPOB was singing praises of Wike, Nnamdi Kanu was singing praises about Wike that he is our son.
“There is nothing wrong in people agitating but all the Federal Government should do is listen to their agitations, talk with them; there is nothing wrong about that.
“My problem came when they came to my state and burnt infrastructure like the courts, police stations, and I told them not to do that.
“Whether anybody likes it or not, I support the agitation, I support that we should sit down and discuss the marginalization of the Southeast.
“I’m a governor and I asked them, do you need to kill people in my area, destroy infrastructures put in place for you to know I’m with you? I said no; I won’t do that.”
The IPOB had in a statement warned Gov. Nyesom Wike to keep off Igbo Land after his visit to Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Alfred Achebe in Anambra State
The group said, it ”will not take it lightly on any person who intend of hosting Nyesom Wike in the hinterland after the genocide he committed in #Obigbo and he declared that he is not an Igboman.
The added that ”Wike is a genocidist and should not be forgiven. His father took over Igbo property in the name of abandoned property and he trained Wike with the money he accumulated from abandoned property he collected from Igbo people in Igweocha after the war of genocide against the Igbo people in 1970, that moved Wike to hate anything associated with Igbo but he should not come for Igbo vote. We are warning him.”
