Yoruba socio-cultural body,
Afenifere, has reacted to a statement by the Spokesman of the Northern Elders
Forum, NEF, Ango Abdullahi where he accused the South of plotting to divide the
North and justifying killing of Nigerians by Fulani herdsmen.
Abdullahi had in an interview
during the weekend justified the killing of innocent Nigerians by rampaging
herdsmen across the country.
But describing Abdullahi’s
comments as unfortunate, the pan-Yoruba socio-political organization said
elders of his nature should not speak as such.
Afenifere, through its National
Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin told Vanguard, “I read the interview and it
is quite unfortunate that an elder statesman, a former Vice-Chancellor will
make such utterances and also justifying the killing of Nigerians by herdsmen.
“He is supposed to be the
spokesman of the Northern Elders Forum. Elders do not make these kinds of
utterances.”
Also reacting to the comments by
Abdullahi, a former Secretary General of Ohaneze, Chief Nduka Eya, said that,
“Ango Abdullahi is part of the problems we have in Nigeria.
“My friend, Prof B.I.C Ijeomah
responded to Ango Abdullahi in a book where he said that they want to hoodwink
us into ignoring realities of the truth.
“Ango Abdullahi is among the
educated northerners who don’t want us to say the truth.
“When the North East Development
Commission Bill was passed, he said nothing but objected to the South East
Development Commission Bill.
“What Ango Abdullahi exhibited is
characteristic of those who want to run this country on their terms with
arrogance.
“How can the solidarity for Benue
people be described as divisive? Who even made Benue Northern Nigeria? “
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