The National Peace Committee
headed by former Military Head of State, Gen. Abdulsalam Abubakar,(rtd) on
Tuesday said politicians who failed to deliver dividends of democracy to their
people were behind the clamour for secession of Nigeria.
In a statement issued by its
Secretary, Authur-Martins Aginam in Abuja, the committee condemned the rising
spate of hate speech and agitation for the breakup of Nigeria, warning that
such action was not in the interest of the country and its people.
The statement was co-signed by
Abubakar, who is the National Chairman and Bishop Matthew Kukah, the Convener
of the group.
The committee, however, observed
that the manifestation of rising discontent among the populace was an indication
that there was bad governance in Nigeria.
The committee said, “In this
regard, the National Peace Committee acknowledges that the drums of rising
division also reflect the perceptions by our citizens that there is poor
governance in Nigeria today.
“Politicians who have failed in
delivering on the mandate of the electorate for better livelihoods and neighbourhoods
have, instead, found common cause with advocates of division and hate.
“In many parts of the country,
young people who have been left without means of livelihood or hope in their
future have become converts to radicalisation preached by demagogues in various
guises including ethnicity and religion.”
This is coming against the
backdrop of renewed agitation by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi
Kanu for Nigeria’s breakup and ultimatum issued by Arewa youths, asking Igbos
in the North to vacate the region by October 1.
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