The South East Caucus of the National Assembly have come together to find lasting solutions to some of the major problem facing the Southeast. Some of these problems which include the detention of Nnamdi Kanu, and the ongoing Monday sit at home disrupting activities in the Southeast.

They came to their agreement in a meeting which they had on Wednesday, September 15, 2021 which was held at the Abuja residence of the former deputy president of the senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, where they reviewed this issues.

In a communique issued at the end of the meeting, the Southeast Caucus of the National Assembly expressed solidarity with the people of the South East over the marginalization of the region in the scheme of things within the Nigerian commonwealth while also expressing their empathy over the pains of the people and their quest for equity, justice, and protection of their lives and property in every part of the country.

It stated, “The Caucus feels the pains of the people, and have therefore resolved to continue to fight for a level-playing ground and an enabling federal system where Ndigbo are able to develop their homeland at their own pace and equally pursue their happiness and actualize their enormous potentials in every part of the country, unmolested”.

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The lawmakers reviewed the sit-at-home orders by the IPOB and condemned the mayhem some hooligans have seized the opportunity to visit on the lives, properties, and psyche of ndigbo. They felt moved by the enormous loss they have caused on the region.  

“We condemn in strong terms Resolved disruption of the ongoing Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination in some parts of the South East, particularly the incident at Comprehensive Secondary School, Nkume, Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, where the English examination organised by the West Africa Examination Council, WAEC, on Monday, September 13, 2021, was ruthlessly scuttled by armed men, who chased away the students, teachers, and examiners before setting ablaze motorcycles belonging to the teachers.

“This is certainly not who we are as a people. On the contrary, we are a people, who have always cherished and encouraged learning from the ages. We are a people that fully appreciate the place of education in the liberation and enlightenment of the human mind and the socio-economic and political emancipation of a people”.

It noted with delight that IPOB has called off the Monday sit-at-home order and resolved to ensure that nobody uses them as façades to bring ruination, mayhem and catastrophe on Igbo land.

The communiqué condemned the everyday cases of insecurity in the region, calling on security agencies to put a stop to the wicked acts by arresting those behind it as this will serve as a deterrent to others.

“We call on our people to go about their lawful businesses and call on our governors and the security agencies to rebuild confidence in our people by not only ensuring the security of their lives and properties, but also ensuring that our people feel safe as they go about their day to day businesses”.

The issue of Mazi Nnamdi was further discussed in the caucus where they agreed to set up a committee to constructively interface with relevant stakeholders, the Federal Government and its relevant agencies towards finding a political solution, and promise to keep the people informed of any developments in regards to it.

“We appeal to our people not to allow anyone to destroy the South East region. The post-war South East was not built through government patronage, but largely by the sheer determination and sacrifices of our people, who refused to resign to fate or bow their heads in defeat. It is in Igbo land that you easily find hospitals, schools, roads, and other social amenities built by individual or communal efforts of the people, home and abroad, through the instruments of the town unions and other community organizations”.

“Anything that threatens Igbo businesses, the peace, security, and stability of the South East threatens our very existence as a people. Consequently, we must all pull together as one people to discourage and resist any tendencies and actions, within or without, which pollute our business environments or encourages anarchy and instability in our region”.

It stated that they have decided to join hands with other patriotic Nigerians across regional, religious, political, and ethnic divides to rebuild a federal system where the rights, happiness, and prosperity of the unborn generations are guaranteed.