Enugu, Enugu state – Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu has said residents of his state have discontinued observance of the controversial sit-at-home exercise.
Mbah spoke on Saturday, January 4, during Tinubuâs visit to Enugu, to unveil key government projects executed by the former’s administration.
TimesNow.com.ng recalls that in June 2021, Nnamdi Kanu, a Nigerian separatist leader who also holds British citizenship, was arrested in Kenya and repatriated to Nigeria. Since then, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which is agitating for the breakaway of southeastern Nigeria, announced and intermittently enforced regional sit-at-home orders every Monday and sometimes also on other weekdays to register its protest against his continued imprisonment.
Addressing Tinubu on Saturday, January 4, Governor Mbah said:
TimesNow.com.ng reports that the president clapped when the Enugu governor provided him with that update.
Watch the video below:
Furthermore, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain lauded Tinubuâs credentials as âa true federalistâ, saying the Nigerian leader âstands out brightly, and the legacies thereof will long earn you resounding accolades.â He credited President Tinubu with the âinfrastructural developmentsâ in Enugu state, asserting that they are mainly possible because of his “bold initiativesâ.
Meanwhile, Tinubu returned to Lagos after his work visit to commission various projects for the Enugu government.
Dada Olusegun, President Tinubu’s special assistant on social media, shared the video on his official X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday night, January 4.
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Earlier, TimesNow.com.ng reported that President Tinubu praised Mbah as a good thinker.
The president told Mbah that with cooperation and focus, “we can go places together”.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
