Imo State Government has reacted to the attempts made by members of Indigenous People of Biafra, to disrupt the speech of Governor Rochas Okorocha at Chatham House, London, where he spoke on Tuesday.
According to the Imo state government, it would be hard to believe that IPOB was fighting for Ndigbo, if its members can embarrass an Igbo leader in public.
A press statement was released to this effect on Thursday, by the Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo.
The government said it was unfortunate that members of IPOB would choose to storm the Chatham House to create a scene and disrupt proceedings at an event the Governor honoured ‘to deliver a speech on the way forward for our society’.
“Indeed, if IPOB apostles would embarrass an Igbo leader of Governor Okorocha’s status in London, then, their claim that they are fighting or agitating in the interest of Ndigbo should be taken with a pinch of salt by those who had hitherto, believed them.”
“The IPOB action at Chatham House was not only embarrassing to Governor Okorocha as an Igbo leader, but also to Ndigbo in general both at home and in diaspora and indeed to all men and women of goodwill.”
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