Governor Umahi of Ebonyi State said his state will not take part in the struggle for the actualization of Biafra.

Governor Umahi of Ebonyi State has said, his state will not take part in the struggle for the actualization of Biafra.

Umahi who made this known in Abakaliki, the state capital on Thursday during a reception organized for him after declaring his presidential bid in Abuja earlier in the week, said his state will not be part of the agitation for a sovereign nation for the Igbos.

Speaking on his 2023 presidential ambition, the governor allayed fears making the rounds suggesting that any southeasterner who emerges president might split the nation. He argued that Igbos have investment everywhere across the country, saying it would be impossible to think of separation when in power.

Also reaffirming his stand regarding the Biafra push, Umahi stated that anyone that wants to cause insecurity in the South-East must be crushed. According to the governor, Ebonyi State is better in a fair and equitable Nigeria because the state has investments everywhere and one cannot set fire to his own house.

Similarly, He vowed that if he becomes president, he will further the projects of President Buhari and will fight the corruption in Nigeria to a standstill.