The governor of Abia State, Alex Otti, has stated that his administration has no interest in needless conflict with those behind the May 30 sit-at-home event honouring those who lost their lives in the Nigerian civil war.
The governor expressed the view that people had the right to grieve for their departed loved ones through Special Advisor on Media and Publicity, Mr. Ferdinand Ekeoma.
He noted that the government was in touch with schools to ensure that students now sitting for the West African Examination Council, WAEC, exams in the state were not adversely affected.
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”Government is in touch with all the schools affected to see what could be done so that WAEC exams are not disrupted. We are in touch with schools on how to handle the situation.
”We are not interested in unnecessary confrontation with the people who are appealing for sit- at-home in honour of their dead ones. They have every right to mourn their own, especially going by the history of that war.
”It’s something we shouldn’t politicize. It was an emotional period when we remember the genocidal onslaught. We don’t have any interest in confronting those who are asking people to observe that moment of honour for those who were victims of the genocidal war.
”It’s something we are handling with wisdom and diplomacy. We are engaging with all the actors that are involved. We are putting measures in place that the Government may not want to make public.
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”The most important thing is to see what we can do to ensure that students write their exams. There are things we don’t want to disclose. But be assured that we are putting measures in place to ensure there is peace in Abia State,’’ he said.
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