Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, offers advice to President Bola Tinubu-led federal government and South-East governors on resolving the sit-at-home issue disrupting economic activities in the region.
The ongoing sit-at-home orders, which have been issued by the factional leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Simon Ekpa, as a protest against the detention of Nnamdi Kanu, have raised concerns.
In response to the situation, Shehu Sani recommends a possible solution. He suggests that the government should distribute ₦50,000 palliatives to residents in the South-Eastern markets every Monday which is the usual day of observance for the sit-at-home.
Taking to Twitter on Sunday, July 16, 2023, the former lawmaker tweeted, "Share 50k palliatives in the market every Monday to end sit-at-home."
Meanwhile, the Army has announced its deployment of heavy security measures to conduct raids on IPOB hideouts and apprehend those enforcing the illegal sit-at-home orders.