IMO State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, has said that the Indigenous People of Biafra has no impact on the residents of the state, enough to order a sit-at-home.

Uzodimma, who spoke to State House correspondents after meeting with the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday said the people of the state did not obey IPOB’s order.

He said only his government could dictate when people would go out or stay away from their businesses.

The governor said the state was relatively calm and people were going about their business  without fear because they didn’t obey IPOB’s orders.

“IPOB is not a government in Imo State and cannot order people to sit at home,” he added, saying that residents who depended on their businesses to make their daily bread would not stay at home.

The governor noted that Imo State had become the most peaceful in the country to the point that Grade A football matches were now held there at night without any untoward incident.

The governor cautioned Nigerians to refrain from acts that could cause instability, saying that they should not take the  law  into their own hands even when aggrieved.

He said, “I came to meet the president. This is the opportunity to also brief him on the situation in my state, viz-a-viz operations and activities on insecurity.

“Imo is relatively very calm now; people are going about their business without any molestation. The security agencies have risen to the occasion. And the new Imo is bubbling.”

Speaking on IPOB’s sit-at-home order, he said, “In Imo State, it is not being observed. People are doing their businesses. Most people in Imo are businessmen and women who depend on their daily activities and income to feed their families. So, they cannot afford to sit at home idle and allow hunger to ravage the state.”

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Quizzed about his requests from the President, Uzodimma said, “Yes, last time I spoke with you, I did tell you that part of my requests to Mr President was to intervene on some ecological issues in the state. To the glory of God, Mr President graciously approved it.

“As I speak to you, contracts for three erosion sites will be awarded any moment from now. And then Mr President has also approved the release of funds for payment to the contractors. So, it is a good one.”