By Ibrahim Wuyo The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has insisted that a referendum must be conducted to prepare the stage for the...
By Ibrahim Wuyo
The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has insisted that a
referendum must be conducted to prepare the stage for the final exit of the
Igbo from the rest of Nigeria.
Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, CNG spokesperson, in a statement on
Sunday, said the CNG which demanded a referendum for the actualization of the
independent state of Biafra for the Igbo as the only guarantee for a peaceful
future and alerted on the dangers of the activities of the Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPOB), is addressing you once again, on the ensuing situation in
Nigeria since then.
” In our earlier submission, we highlighted the conceivable
implications of the uttered threats and practical steps being taken by the Igbo
under the cover of IPOB.”
“We note that following our demand for a referendum as the
only option, some southeast militant IPOB members continue to ferment hateful
violence against other ethnicities and the Nigerian State, a handful of
southeast leaders began a frantic move to cover their complicity in the
atrocities by denouncing IPOB and its leader, Nnamdi Kanu. “
“We note also that while on hand, these southeast leaders
pretend to denounce IPOB, on another hand, they are working to give legitimacy
to the IPOB militant wing, the Eastern Security Network which they rename
Egbuebu.”
“The extent of deception also becomes apparent in the way these
southeast leaders give the appearance of dissociating themselves from the
Biafran violent agitation and at the same time vehemently attempt to support
and justify IPOB’s brand of self-determination bid premised on false claims of
marginalization.”
CNG therefore, observed that despite the desperation for a
cover-up by the southeast leaders, “the CNG ultimately arrived at the following
inevitable observations:”
” That the refutal is a belated desperation to run away from
a raging fire they fanned with their own hands by several years of
indoctrinating their youth with the hate of the North in particular and the
whole of Nigeria in general.”
“That the desperation amounts to yet another attempt to buy
time to restrategise for another onslaught by deceiving the rest of Nigerians
into believing them.
That the rest of Nigeria particularly the North, must not
allow themselves to fall into another trap of believing the lies, deceit, and
falsehood of the Igbo leaders that cannot be supported by the prevailing
reality.”
“That in reality, despite the southeast leaders caught in
this web of desperate refutal are mere paper tigers whose collective might is
clearly subdued able by Kanu who can order the shutdown of all activities in
the entire five states of the South East.”
They maintained that “for the avoidance of doubt, the
Coalition of Northern Groups states here that the North will no longer be
deceived by the antics of the proteges of those who assassinated its
forefathers and threw the entire country into a ruinous civil war that has set
the stage for the current confusion and national decadence.”
“We categorically hold the refutal by the southeast leaders
unacceptable and insist that a referendum must be conducted to prepare the
stage for the final exit of the Igbo from the rest of Nigeria that has never
engaged in such violent agitations for breakup at any time.”
“That since the bulk of the active support for the violent
Igbo secession is from those within the 50 year age bracket with a dangerous
mindset developed by wrong teachings over a long period, it is inconceivable
for the rest of Nigerians, particularly the North, to accept to continue
coexisting with them at the risk of major conflicts that could lead to another
civil war.”
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