I Stand By Wike On IPOB Proscription- Monarch

The Eze Oha of Evo Kingdom in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State, King Leslie N Eke, has said that  the proscription of all activities of the disbanded Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Rivers State by Governor Nyesom Wike is in order and timely.
Eze Eke said this in a chat with newsmen yesterday at his palace in Woji, Obio/Akpor Local Government Area.
He noted that  Governor Wike was right in his decision, owing to the high level of destruction caused by the group in the state.
The Nyerisi Eli Woji said that it was unjustified for the IPOB members to have wreaked havoc in the state whereas, all the Eastern states remained untouched.
According to him, no meaningful development could be achieved via violent means, and added that people must adopt peaceful negotiation as a way out.
The Eze Evo III, also expressed regrets that the disbanded IPOB could still assemble themselves under the same name and style, after they were lawfully proscribed by the Federal Government.
Similarly, he has also enjoined the Tricycle (Keke) operators at the Woji and Rumuogba axis to be of same mind and operate peacefully.
The monarch, who averted a heavy war that would have led to bloodshed and loss of lives in the area, cautioned the union leaders and their members to see violence as an old form of settling squabbles.
He maintained that dialogue remains the best way to approach issues, and hinted that it also proffers lasting solution to challenging situations.
One of the leaders of the Keke union, Mr Bright Eke, who spoke with The Tide, corroborated that Eze Eke’s intervention saved the situation as no life was lost.
Eke attributed the trouble to tenure elongation of the immediate past chairman of the union, who wanted to extend his tenure beyond its constitutional three-year single term.
He, however, expressed satisfaction over Eze Gbakagbaka’s intervention in the matter and his ability to douse the crisis.
It would be recalled that while the #EndSARS protest ravaged the country fortnight ago, the Keke Union at Rumuogba/Woji axis were at daggers drawn over leadership tussle of the group.

By: King Onunwor