Amidst speculations that President Muhammadu Buhari postponed his visit to Ebonyi State, this month, because of the threat of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, to lock down the state, The Governor of EBONYI State, David Umahi, yesterday, stated that the postponement was because of his appeal to the President while in Paris.

“I made an appeal to Mr President while in Paris that the leaders of the South-East would want to visit him over the issue of peace in South-East, requesting the postponement of visit till early next year,” Umahi said during Ebonyi State Thanksgiving Service held at the new Government House Chapel, Abakaliki.

The IPOB had threatened to cause mayhem in Ebonyi if the President dared to visit the state.

The Governor also said; “I saw where one misguided element that calls himself IPOB spokesman saying that Mr President is not welcomed in Ebonyi. He is inconsequential. I didn’t want to tell our people because I was urging them to keep pushing our projects, as if the President was going to come this year. And I’m not sure up to three or four people knew this; so, I kept it to myself.”