The Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, Gani Adams, says autonomy
for federating units in Nigeria is the best political solution to resolve the
various secessionist groups and arrowheads in the country.
Adams stated this in a chat with PUNCH in his reaction
to a statement by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of
Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), saying that the Federal Government won’t rule
out political solution to resolve the crisis surrounding separatist agitations
in Nigeria.
Growing dissatisfaction, disaffection, and perceived
injustice have fueled secessionist agitations in Southern Nigeria of late.
While detained Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho is an arrowhead of Yoruba Nation
in the South-West, embattled Nnamdi Kanu leads the proscribed secessionist
group, the Indigenous People of Biafra in the South-East.
Speaking with our correspondent, Adams said, “The Federal
Government have no choice than to proffer political solution to the two cases –
Igboho and Kanu – because whether the Federal Government believe in their cause
or not, their followers believe in what they are doing.
“In the South-East, the people already have the mindset that
they are being shortchanged and marginalised in the political system. What they
are agitating for is either to have their liberation or get a certain autonomy.
“And for Igboho, I haven’t seen the offence Igboho committed
than warranted criminal charges. He was pressing his demands peacefully and if
the government wants to move this country forward, if the Federal Government
does not want agitations to breed in other regions, it should resolve the two
cases politically, it is the best option to douse tension.”
Adams also said though the government is against the
secession of any part of the entity called Nigeria, it should not be against
autonomy for the various regions.
He said, “The government should not only resolve the issue
of Igboho and Kanu but to listen to the cries of the people. Even though the
government does not allow secession, it should allow the federating units to
develop at their pace so that more agitation won’t rise because, without this,
more agitations may arise in the country because people are hungry and angry.”
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