Ohanaeze Ndigbo has expressed delight over the refusal of Ebonyi State Governor and chairman Southeast Governors Forum, Engr. Dave Umahi to donate land in the State for grazing reserve.
In a statement titled “Grazing Reserve: Ohanaeze exonerate Ebonyi Governor over land donations, slams fifth columnists” and obtained by ABN TV on Monday, Secretary-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro took a swipe at people it described as fifth columnists for accusing the Governor of receiving N6bn bribe to approve the donation of land for grazing reserve, saying such is untrue.
Ohanaeze says it cannot be hoodwinked by any individual to believe an established falsehood.
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It says, “Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide had lauded the Chairman of Southeast Governors Forum and the Governor of Ebonyi state, Engr Dave Umahi, on his bravery to stand up with the IGBO’s verdict against donations of lands to ranching, grazing reserves, and Ruga in the southeast especially in his state,” Ebonyi State Government had continually announced that no land within their territorial integrity will be ceded to ranching and grazing reserves in line with IGBO’s Verdict”.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo was alarmed by the news of inducements and compromise and had to investigate the allegations that Ebonyi State accepted #6 billion for donations of Ebonyi lands for Ranching, and our findings show that ” there is no evidence that Ebonyi State received directly or indirectly, any amount of money to surrender any land for ranching, as this was a well-scripted fallacy and false information meant to mislead Ndigbo and stain Ebonyi State Governor as the number one Enemy of Ndigbo, but we are too sophisticated to be hoodwinked by the likes of Femi Adesanya, as Governor Umahi is the shining light of Southeast and will never betray his people”.
“Grazing reserves or Ranching will never thrive or sprout in southeastern Nigeria as no Igbo Governor will succumb to the campaign of calumny by detractors of Ndigbo to cede lands for Grazing reserve, on this note, ” Nigerians and Ndigbo should disregard the proclamations spread out by fifth columnists over the collection of #6bn by Ebonyi state government to kick-start Ranching in Ebonyi state, as its a subterfuge, gimmick, and fake news
