Igbo elders and intellects led by
renowned constitutional lawyer, Professor Ben Nwabueze, on Saturday, in Enugu
declared that Ndigbo’s major desire was Nigeria to be restructured and not the
2023 presidency.
They also demanded the removal of
the ban on the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), a group seeking autonomy for
the Igbo South-east.
The elders met under the umbrella
of Igbo Leaders of Thought (ILT).
Addressing journalists, Deputy
National President of ILT, Professor Chinweite Ejike, stated that restructuring
of Nigeria would ensure good governance, independent development, and healthy
competition among the country’s federating units.
Ejike said: “What is the need
asking for power in a disintegrated and disunited country being foisted on us
by the day with the present system? What we are asking for and interested in is
the restructuring of the country to usher in true federalism.
“With that, there will be less
tension over leadership and people will no longer be bothered about where the
leader is coming from or who the leader is.
“The way the country is
structured, it is bound to continue to witness more frictions if it is not
restructured. We need to restructure to attend true federalism and a good
governance system based on rule of law.”
The ILT deputy leader added that
the meeting reviewed the security situation in the country, especially the
frequent killings in parts of the country and herdsmen/farmers clashes over
control of land and resources.
He noted that the meeting
observed that enough was not being done by the federal government to stop the
killings and that intelligence gathering must be intensified to check the
challenge.
“The killings in the country have
assumed a genocidal dimension and unless the issue of proper protection is
being addressed, the country is as good as assumed to be a failed state,” he
added.
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