Southeast Youth group condemns IPOB over Monday and Thursday sit-at-home order

 

A southern group known as Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), had reportedly condemned the leadership of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), for ordering a sit-at-home exercise on Thursday, 9th September, 2021, despite having held one on Monday.

According to them, the directive is insensitive, because of students in southeast, that would be writing their English Language in the ongoing WAEC examination and its adverse economic effect on so many families in the Southeast, who depends on day to day menial jobs to feed their families.

They added that, asking the students to sit-at-home on Monday when other students all over the country and other West African countries are writing the same examination, is the worst disservice anyone can do to them. “It is not a hidden information that our SS3 secondary school students will be writing their English Language subject on Monday, 13th September, 2021, and it will be the worst self injury, for anyone to ask these students whose most parents, did some menial jobs like pushing wheelbarrows, assisting people remove weeds in their farms and other menial jobs, to raise money to enroll their children for the examination. Lest we forget, majority of these students, have written their Jamb exams, scored good grades, and are now waiting for the WAEC results, to continue their education in higher institution of learning," the group said.

This was disclosed, in a communique signed by the group president, Mr. Goodluck Egwu Ibem, and their Secretary-General, Comrade Kanice Igwe.

The group further disclosed that, It is grossly insensitive to ask a business man or woman to stay at home again on Monday and Tuesday, leaving him or her with only three days in the week to do his or her business.

They however, called on IPOB to reconsider its next week’s two-day sit-at-home slated for Monday and Tuesday.

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