South-east lost 4trn in two years over sit-at-home order – Deputy speaker, Benjamin Kalu reveals data

Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has revealed that statistical data indicates that the south-east geopolitical zone lost N4 trillion in two years due to the sit-at-home order by separatist group, identified as Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.

Kalu did not state which body released the data or how it was arrived at, during a meeting with Ndigboamaka Progressive Markets Association in Lagos state.

The deputy speaker noted that the Monday sit-at-home order has crippled businesses and also stifled the economic growth of the five eastern states and should not be allowed to continue. 

According to him; 

“The existential threat to Igbo entrepreneurship and businesses now is the insecurity and sit-at-home problem in the south-east. The mutation of this problem is largely unfathomable. It is becoming a cankerworm that is eating deep into our collective fortune as a people.

“If I do not tell you the truths as your son, then it will be difficult for anyone in governance from Ala-Igbo to tell you. I am pained by what our dear land has become. We have to be honest and sincere with ourselves. I make a heartfelt plea to every one of you.

“We cannot afford to retreat from our business endeavours. The stay-at-home order on Mondays has resulted in staggering losses of N4 trillion in the last two years in the south-east alone according to statistical data.”