The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodinma has asked the Nigerian Government to grant Biafrans who lost their lives as well as millions of properties during the 1967 Civil war, a special fund to compensate them for the calamity.

This was contained in a release by the governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Oguwike Nwachuku, and made available to journalists in Owerri on Wednesday.

He said the governor made the call during a public hearing to review the revenue allocation formula by the Revenue Mobilization and Fiscal Commission in Owerri.

Mr Uzodinma was said to have predicated his demand on the fact that the Civil War resulted in loss of millions of lives with women and children losing their breadwinners.

Citing the North East Development Commission (NEDC) and the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for the South-South, Mr Uzodinma said there was enough reason to create the South East Development Commission.

The governor says the special fund will bring succour to the people of the zone who were devastated during the war.

Lolo Ijeoma Njoku / Obinwannem News Writer / Oct 16, 2021