The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has hailed the Coalition of Northern Youth Groups for withdrawing the quit notice it issued out to Igbos living in the north.

Reacting to the suspension of the October 1 ultimatum which was announced at a press conference on Thursday, the Deputy National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chris Ibegbu expressed delight over the decision by the northern youths to rescind their earlier stand which he said was wrong in the first instance.

“The withdrawal of the quit notice is a welcome development. I am happy that the Arewa youths have come to realise that it was wrong in the first place for any person or group of persons to issue a quit notice to any group to leave Nigerian territory. The Arewa youth got it wrong ab initio as they have no constitutional right to sack Ndigbo from the area,” Ibegbu said.

“I am also happy that the present administration has said it without any equivocation that every Nigerian is free to live in any part of the country,” he added.

He further urged the current government to do everything within its powers to address all perceived political imbalance to prevent future agitations against injustice and marginalisation.