Abaribe urged the governors of the South-East to cooperate rather than act alone to put an end to the turmoil in the area.
Speaking on Channels TV, he asserted that BVAS will ensure a free and fair general election in 2023, and that the results will reveal who the electorate trusts or does not.
We haven’t heard that all the governors have met in a while, he remarked.
They are their states’ top security officials.
“Everyone will follow them when they unite and take a stand, but they all appear to want to act independently, and that is not working because this is a local problem.
For instance, if you chase them in Imo, they would flee to Anambra, then if you pursue them in Anambra again, they will flee to Ebonyi, and finally they will flee to Enugu if you pursue them in Ebonyi.
To bring peace to Igboland, we must all work together and tirelessly.
I assure you that this won’t have an impact on the election.
You’ll see that the elections in the South-East will be fair and free, and that BVAS will enable the results to reveal who the electorate trusts or does not.
Abaribe asserted that outside forces are to blame for the unrest in the South-East, with the intention of preventing citizens from exercising their right to vote in a free and impartial manner.
He mentioned that when he visited Nnamdi Kanu, the head of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), who was being held by the Department of State Services (DSS), Kanu revealed that there was no sit-at-home movement in the area.
All that has happened, he claimed, is that some dealers in death and devastation have gained control, committed crimes, and when they do so, they now blame one group or another.
