We’re ready for dialogue, South-East govs -IPOB

South-East governors have said they are ready to engage in dialogue with the Indigenous People of Biafra to resolve their differences.

IPOB had threatened to attack  South-East governors and other Igbo leaders outside the country after beating former  Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, in Germany for allegedly working their interest.

The Chairman of the South-East Governors’ Forum, Chief David Umahi, told our correspondent on  Thursday that they never proscribed IPOB, but rather they banned their activities in the region.

The Ebonyi State governor, who spoke through his Chief Press Secretary,  Emma Uzo, asked IPOB to convene a meeting and invite the governors for discussions.

IPOB on Wednesday through  Aloy Ejimakor, counsel for Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB,  wrote to the governors, giving conditions for peace to reign.

The outlawed group in the letter, titled ‘Operation Python Dance: An Open Letter To South-East Governors’,  demanded  “immediate and unconditional de-proscription of IPOB and delisting it as a terrorist organisation. A truth and reconciliation commission on the Python Dance lethal military operations of September 2017.”

But the governors said the group were channelling their demands to the wrong people.

On whether they will lift the ban on  IPOB activities in the zone,  Umahi said the issue would be discussed at the meeting (convened by IPOB).(Punch)