The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo
Worldwide, on Monday tasked the Federal Government led by President Muhammadu
Buhari to create additional states in the southeast and granting of full
autonomy to regions as away to end the increasing agitations in Nigeria.
The group made this known in a statement signed by the
Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Comrade Okechukwu Isiguzoro, and
forwarded on Monday.
The statement reads in part: “Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has
advised the Federal Government that the best political solutions for the Biafra
agitation in the southeast are to provide platforms for genuine dialogue, and
initiate the process to interface with neutral Igbo leaders by strictly
prohibiting Igbo politicians from the dialogue because t they are part of the
problems in the southeast.
“We are aware of the International pressures In the Federal
Government presently and why FG should not miss the opportunity to seek for
genuine dialogue with neutral Igbo Patriots and Elder statesmen, who will genuinely
communicate the plights of IGBO without the usual manipulative infusions of
southeast politicians.
“The international pressures on the Federal Government in
respect to the extraordinary rendition of Nnamdi Kanu after the Kenyan
Government confirmed that there were no official extradition proceedings of
Kanu before he was sent to Nigeria, these International pressures have opened
up extraordinary circumstances that must be explored by both the Federal
Government and non-political Igbo leaders.”
Ohanaeze, however, urged the Federal Government to engage in
a genuine dialogue with Igbo leaders that will genuinely communicate the
plights of Igbos without the manipulative infusions of southeast politicians,
which is what can bring peace in the region.
The group added: “The first step expected from the Federal
Government is to set in motion mechanism for peaceful dialogue with Igbo
religious leaders, Igbo Traditional rulers and selected few Elder statesmen
like Pa Mbazulike Amaechi, Elder KUK Kalu and others, as it’s obvious that FG
can’t shy away from peace talks with IGBO before the next court appearance of
Nnamdi Kanu 19th January 2022 with the exclusion of Igbo Governors, Igbo
National Assembly members, Igbo Federal Executive Council members, Igbo APC and
PDP members in attendance.
“The Federal Government should expedite actions that will
lead to additional State creation for the southeast and granting of full
autonomy of Federating units of all the regions in the country, these are the
two best options as political solutions for addressing the activities of Biafra
groups and their arrowheads.
“The releases of Nnamdi Kanu and Igboho from incarceration
without addressing the causes of the agitations will worsen the situation at
hand, it will escalate their activities of the agitations, the only options for
F.G now are to create an additional state for the southeast and regional
autonomy for the southeastern region through the National Assembly.”
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