Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi said the call for a Biafra nation is nothing but madness.
He said that the South-East region would be the greatest loser if Biafra is achieved.
According to him, the South-East has invested in every part of Nigeria; hence people of the region cannot afford to lose their investments due to Biafra agitation.
Umahi, who spoke on Channels Television, added that the South-East elites preferred to remain in Nigeria rather than a Biafra nation.
“Meanwhile, every elite in the South-East is not desirous of Biafra, we don’t want Biafra; we want to be treated equally like other regions in Nigeria.
“So, this idea of Biafra is madness and we have said, ‘No’, we don’t want Biafra.
“If we go our separate ways, South-East people will lose a lot because we’ve invested a lot in every part of this nation. It is not to our advantage to leave our investment and walk away.”
The governor also accused the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, of sending out messages of fear and killing across the South-East.