A member of the National
Executive Council of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), Mohammed Abdulrahman has
claimed irresponsible political elites from the South-East are those sponsoring
the on-going agitation for an independent state of Biafra.
He said their real motive is to
blackmail the rest of Nigeria into surrendering the Presidency to the Igbos in
2019.
Abdulrahman stated this while
speaking in an interview with the PUNCH.
The Arewa chieftain maintained
that the sovereignty or unity of Nigeria is not negotiable. Hence, the Igbos
support for Nnamdi Kanu whom he described as hooligans, should look for a
better approach into the mainstream of Nigeria’s political space.
He said: “I don’t think the
sovereignty or unity of this country is negotiable. Every time there is
agitation by a section of the country or a group of people, I don’t think we
should bring up the issue of whether Nigeria should remain one united country or
not.
“As a people, no matter our
differences, we have become united in our diversity. It is only natural for
issues of disagreement to come up from time to time.
“Having said that, we must
understand that there is a fundamental reason we are all made to be part of
this great country called Nigeria.
“To my mind, the people agitating for
independence or break-up of the country are illiterates and are misinformed.
They don’t understand the realities of the time. It is my conviction that
Nnamdi Kanu is being sponsored by some irresponsible political elites. They are
the ones egging him on.
“But to what end?
“Let me tell you, the Igbo are
only trying to be relevant; they are only trying to get back into Nigeria’s
mainstream political space. There is nothing more to that. Among such efforts
to get back into the mainstream is to have the presidency.
“What I see that Nnamdi Kanu and
his Igbo ilk are doing is to blackmail Nigeria into submitting the presidency
to them.
“The question I will ask them is:
Can you have this presidency by blackmail? You need to examine their logic very
well and you can discern their real motive concerning this issue.
“At a point, the Igbo said they
wanted the presidency and now they are saying they don’t want to be part of
Nigeria. How can they want or have the presidency when they don’t want to be
part of the country? They want one of their own to be president they call a
zoo? Is that reasonable? Or, does that show sincerity?
“I think the way they have been
going about their agitation is irresponsible.
“Their tactics are wrong and
crude. I think Igbo hooligans are behind current agitation for an independent
state of Biafra.”
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ReplyDeleteAll Nnamdi Kalu is agitating for, is a referendum. He is not a Soldier to desire war like Late Ojukwu Odumegwu, his approach is civil. If a particular group wants to leave the Country, they should feel free to leave. Why are some People getting it hard to understand that even 'Brexit ' was possible because a referendum was passed.
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ReplyDeleteCould it be because they marry at the age of 10?
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