SOUTH-EAST REGIONAL SECURITY INITIATIVE: Kenkwo Writes Ohaneze President after Governors' Meeting with IGP, Says Ndigbo Deserve to Sleep with Two Eyes Closed

Mr. Kingsley Kenkwo, President, Ihitte/Uboma Youth Forum, Imo state

AN OPEN LETTER TO THE PRESIDENT OHANEZE NDI IGBO

RE: SOUTH EAST REGIONAL SECURITY

By: KENKWO, KESAANDU KINGSLEY

Mr. President,

I want to start by commending Ohaneze Ndi Igbo socio-cultural group for their interest in the welfare of Ndi Igbo, especially as it concerns security, with their call for us to have our own regional security like the North and West, to complement the efforts of main security outfits like the Military, Police and NSCDC.

Sir, we appreciate how you called the South East Governors for them to understand the importance of this with regards to the killings mostly by the Fulani herdsmen.
Governor Dave Umahi, at some point, told us that the Yorubas copied Operation Amotekun from them, saying it was their idea.
This took our hopes high that our leaders are about living up to their primary responsibility of protecting lives and properties of the people. Though many were pessimistic as they sounded so convincing that these Governors do not have the will to push the regional security.

Unfortunately, yesterday, they unanimously agreed to just adopt the community police initiative of the NPF. Frankly, nobody is against the community police, but we shall be safer if we have the regional security to complement them as they know all the nooks and crannies of our homes.

Sir, it is very obvious that "ndị anyị na ha so achụga mmụọ sị na anyị n'esi mmụọ mmụọ", and these Governors have no regards for us.
I can only describe this act of theirs as being sycophantic, as the wish to impress the Presidency.
People who came to beg us for votes few months back now have no regards for our takes and feelings.
I wish to state that these five men spoke for themselves and not even members of their families as no sane Igbo man is inline with them.

Chief John Nnia Nwodo, President-General, Ohaneze Ndigbo 

Sir, we look up to your leadership to bring back sanity of these men as it is crystal clear that personal interest has beclouded their sense of reasoning and judgement.
On this note, I make the following recommendations to you:
1. Organise a SouthEast protest in support of our own regional security.

2. Give the SouthEast Governors 72hours ultimatum to reconsider their decisions.

3. Mandate all the SouthEast Speakers of the five Houses of Assembly to start preparing the bill that will back up the regional security in the region.

4. Meet Mr. President and the NSA on behalf of Ndi Igbo and the importance of having our own regional security that will help FG in its fight to tackle insecurity like kidnapping, armed robbery, Fulani herdsmen killings, etc.

There is no doubt that Ndi Igbo are peace loving people who are very law abiding. We value life so much.
We are ready to forgive our Governors as they do not know what they are doing.
We can not leave our security issues to them as it is every man's business.
They and their families go about their daily activities with heavily armed security officers, and might not understand what our people pass through on daily basis. "Onye ahụ dị nma amaghi ihe onye ibi n'ahụ". People now find it extremely difficult to go to farms, and this is our major hope of survival.

Sir, majority of us, unlike the Governors and their families who are guarded by security men with our money, do not have what it takes to hire the police as "onye nna ya lụụrụ nwaanyị amaghị uru nwaanyị bara". They should kindly allow us have this security outfit 'Operation Ogbuigwe' as many have suggested so that we can put a stop to this menace and common enemy of the people called insecurity.
Remember, this is a very crucial issue and must be addressed with all level of seriousness as Ndi Igbo also deserve sound sleep with their eyes properly closed.

Thanks!
Yours in the development of Ala Igbo,

Kenkwo, Kesaandu Kingsley (KKK)

President, Ihitte/Uboma Youth Forum, Ihitte/Uboma L.G.A., Imo State.
13th February, 2020.