Oby Ezekwesili attacks Buhari over deployment of troops to southeast

 The southeast geopolitical zone is under siege by the Nigerian military - This is due to the activities of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) - A former minister of education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili has faulted the approach of the federal government to the issue A former minister of education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, has faulted the deployment of military to the southeast by the federal government of Nigeria. In a series of tweets by the former minister, monitored by NAIJ.com on Wednesday, September 13, Ezekwesili urged President Muhammadu Buhari not to stigmatize the Igbo tribe because of the activities of IPOB.

She advised the government to handle the agitation from the group with what she called “appropriate mechanism.”