Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has
asked President Muhammadu Buhari to retract his threat against secessionist
agitators in the Southeast.
Buhari had in a tweet vowed to come down on those against
his Government just like the civil war.
The tweet has received wild condemnation, with Tweeter
deleting it as being against its rules.
Ohanaeze leadership has now asked Buhari to withdraw the
tweet and apologize to the people of Southeast.
In a statement by Ohanaeze Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu
Isiguzoro he said Buhari should “quickly rescind the threats of repeating the
episode of the civil war experience which killed 3 million Igbo people and
wreaked havoc on Igbo properties.
“Mr. President should also tender an unreserved apology to
Ndigbo for the civil war carnage against Southeast.”
He said the insecurity in the Southeast may not be far from
bandits from the North, stressing that “before now, there was clear warning,
even by US Embassy that killer herdsmen and Northern bandits were heading south
to destabilize the region. What is happening now is now far from it, so the tag
should not be on Igbo youths.”
The Ohanaeze scribe added that they were solidly behind the
Southeast Governors in the moment of tribulation and difficulty towards the
restoration of peace and stability in the region.
“President Buhari should regularly be scheduled to meet with
Igbo Governors and leaders, including youths and agitators. This exhibition of
love is what Nigerians expect from Buhari, not civil war threat.
“The Federal Government honoured the Yoruba nation through
MKO Abiola by the declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day to heal the psyche
and wounds of the past. Southeast should also be honoured through presidential
pardon and amnesty for all Biafra agitators.
“Never again should Ndigbo be threatened with the genocide
of 30 months of Biafra war,” he stated.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has accused Tweeter of
playing double standard, insisting that President Buhari had the right to
express himself.
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