Sit-At-Home Order: Soludo Gives Update On Discussion With IPOB

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has given an update on his administration’s discussion with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

In an interview on Arise TV on Tuesday, Soludo said that talks with the outlawed group are ongoing in order to address the weekly forced stay-at-home in the state.

The former Central Bank Governor pointed out that the stay-at-home order will be a thing of the past soon, adding that his government is determined to restore law and order back to the state.

He said, “The discussions are ongoing. As I announced in my inaugural speech, my first meeting was on security. So I am fully briefed, the conversations are going on and I believe strongly that we’ll get it cracked, probably not going to be done in one day, but we’re going to crack it.

“The sit-at-home thing will definitely end and we are having conversations with all the stakeholders, IPOB and everybody else, trying to engage everybody. It is the people’s power that will prevail at the end of the day.

“And I know that that will definitely stop and we’re working on that. As I said, we are determined to restore law and order.”

Meanwhile, Soludo has revealed the debt left behind by the immediate past governor of the state, Willie Obiano.

Soludo while speaking during the interview said his predecessor left ₦300 million cash and a debt of over ₦400 billion as of December 2021.

The governor further stated that other financial details from January to date is not available.

He, however, noted that the details will be made available as soon as possible because they’re public documents.