Following a consultation with the Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, the Northern Consensus Movement has withdrawn a 14-day ultimatum it earlier issued to Igbo residents in the North to quit. NCM, which is an amalgamation of community-based socio-cultural and economically-inclined northern organisations, issued the ulimatum after Otti converted Lokpanta Cattle Market to a daily and non-residential one. The governor’s decision was viewed as a quit notice to northerners. The NCM, however, rescinded its order after a meeting the governor had with the leadership of the Umuchieze Cattle Market. The group’s President, Awwal Aliyu, who led the leadership of the Umuchieze cattle dealers to the meeting at the governor’s residence on Tuesday, announced the decision to withdraw the quit notice.

Source: Punch October 25, 2023 19:12 UTC