Okechukwu Isiguzoro, a chieftain of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, has lambasted Northern leaders for kicking against the relocation of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, and some units of the Central Bank of Nigeria , CBN, from Abuja to Lagos.
Recall that the Federal Government’s move to relocate the
two agencies to the commercial hub of the nation has been generating
controversy.
Some Northern lawmakers, as well as groups such as the Arewa
Consultative Forum, ACF, Northern Elders Forum, NEF, Coalition of Northern
Groups, CNG, had in separate outings, condemned the move, alleging that it was
a plot to under-develop the region.
Speaking on the matter, Isiguzoro wondered why northerners
were silent when the former President, Mohammadu Buhari, relocated the military
headquarters to Borno State in 2015.
“It is an act of sheer wickedness and a display of
unpatriotic behavior for Northern leaders to either feign ignorance or turn a
blind eye to these historical facts and evidence, specifically when their own,
former President Buhari, moved the military headquarters from Abuja to
Maiduguri during his inaugural speech on May 29, 2015.
“Arewa Consultative Forum, Northern Elders, and Senators
from the North should recognize that President Tinubu is emulating the
footsteps of Former President Buhari, who relocated the military headquarters
to Maiduguri from Abuja. This marks the initial step towards the necessary
restructuring of Nigeria,” he said.
Isiguzoro, however, asked President Bola Tinubu to “consider
the economic importance and national security implications and approve the
relocation of important Federal Ministries, including Petroleum, Trade and
Investment, Commerce and Industry, and Transportation, to the old Eastern
region, covering the 11 states of the Southeast and the Niger Delta”.
The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum are expected to
meet on Monday (today) to take a stance on the matter.
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