By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – Ex-Governor of Anambra State and Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has again his earlier stressed the need for stakeholder in the South-East to meet and discuss ways to address the recent wave of violence in the region.
Obi had, while reacting to the attack on schools, and the murder of Dr. Chike Akunyili, widower of ex-Director General of NAFDAC, Dora Akunyili, said in an address to the press in Agulu recently, that different political, religious, traditional leaders and other stakeholders of South-East have to come together and tackle the monster of insecurity currently contending with the peace of the region and unity of the Igbos.
Describing the insecurity level as disheartening, he explained that it will take a collective effort from all stakeholders to stem the rising tide of violence in the region and prevent it from getting worse.
Speaking to journalistson Monday, October 4, 2021, he said: “We can no longer sit and wish away the unacceptable killings and violence raging through our region. We, Igbos, are not known for violence and disrespect for human lives and must not allow the urge for bloodbath to creep in among us. The sit-at-home order that has persisted in the South East heavily bears down on the regional economy.
“The urgent need for stakeholders meeting is therefore inevitable. This is the time for every leader in the region to unite and, in unity, address the challenges of insecurity facing us, before we are all consumed.”
While urging South Easterners to be committed to the peace and development of the region, he noted that crime fighting takes collective efforts, and encouraged them to eschew all forms of crimes and pursue productive ventures that will better their lives and bring development to society.