Poor Leadership Responsible for Continued Bloodshed in the Southeast – Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe

Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe has blamed the governors of the southeast states for the lingering insecurity in the zone.

The Senator representing Abia South Senatorial District spoke on Sunday on 90MinutesAfrica, an online current affairs programme hosted by Rudolf Okonkwo and Chido Onumah.

He noted that the political differences of the governors have hampered any effective resolution of the security situation in the zone. He cited the example of the failure of the state governors to jointly fund the Ebube Agu zonal security outfit.

Senator Abaribe also accused those he termed “external elements” for the worsening insecurity in the southeast.

He wondered why anyone who claims to be from the zone would perpetrate acts of criminality in the name of fighting for the actualisation of Biafra.

He insisted that “some rogue elements have infiltrated and taken over” the agitation in the southeast. “Mazi Nnamdi Kanu told us that he is not in support of the sit-at-home but every Monday people still sit-at-home because some elements keep issuing counter orders from abroad,” Abaribe added.

He called on political leaders to come together to resolve the crisis bedeviling the zone. “This is not time for blame game. We need to come together to resolve this crisis,” he said.