Umahi Makes A U-turn, Says Residents Can Stay At Home

Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has made a U-turn over the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra.

Recall that Umahi had on Saturday threatened to seize any shop locked up by its owner as a result of the sit-at-home order issued by the Indigenous People of Biafra.

However, on Sunday, Umahi called on residents of the state, who wished to stay indoors on Monday (today) not to be afraid to do so, saying that they would not be penalised.

Umahi observed that it was the constitutional right of any person to remain at home anytime he so wished.

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He also pointed out that it was the right of residents to go about their businesses, stressing that nobody could curtail their movement.

The governor made these remarks in a statement by his Special Adviser on Media, Francis Nwaze, which was made available to journalists in Abakaliki.

“The Government of Ebonyi State received several requests from some families and residents requesting that they would like to remain indoors on Monday, May 31, 2021, to organise private family prayers in honor of their loved ones who were murdered during the unfortunate civil war.

“Following the foregoing, the Governor, David Nweze Umahi, who is highly in touch with the people, has directed that those who may wish to remain at home with their shop(s) locked should neither be penalised, nor their shop(s) seized as it is their constitutional right while the rights of those who may wish to go about their normal businesses should not be infringed upon as it is equally their constitutional right.”