Pan-Igbo youth group,
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, OYC, says the only thing that can put a stop to
the agitation for Biafra by the Igbos is for someone from the Igbo extraction
to emerge President in 2019 with a Vice President from the North.
The group said this in a
statement released after its executive meeting in Enugu state yesterday.
In the statement which was
signed by its Secretary General, Okwu Nnabuike, the group said
“it is Igbo president 2019
or Biafra 2020”. They alleged that the Igbos have been unjustly denied the seat
of power for many years and that it is time they are allowed to become
president or the calls for the Biafra nation will be actualized. The statement
in part reads "It is sheer injustice and hatred, a situation where no Igbo
has been allowed close to the seat of power for decades of years, whereas other
geo-political zones have been taking turns either as military or civilian
presidents. More annoying is the fact that the North, a major beneficiary in
this direction has bluntly refused to heed the call for restructuring, which
has been identified as the panacea to the many socio-political problems
plaguing the nation.
Besides, they have also not
only continued to express disdain over the demand for Biafra by IPOB and MASSOB,
but have also ordered Ndigbo out of the North based on these agitations.
Remember that former President Obasanjo had urged Nigerians to beg Biafra
agitators and only Nigeria president of Igbo extraction will appease Igbos or
Biafra agitation will be inevitable. If there is any conspiracy against
President of Igbo extraction, that will surely bring Biafra into existence. One
now wonders why Ndigbo will continue to be treated in this manner. Two days
ago, the acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo re-echoed the fact that Nigeria
is in a marriage. He was quoted as saying that our nation has been in marriage
for a while now. Sometimes, there are quarrels within that marriage. Sometimes
there is disagreement. What is important is that you must remain together. You
must remain united. It does appear from the above that Ndigbo have perpetually
remained the sacrificial lamb to keep this forced marriage together. They have
remained victims of an abusive marriage, often beaten, cheated by the husband.
We have resolved today that this grave injustice cannot continue. It is Igbo
presidency in 2019 with a Vice President from the North or nothing. We are not
ready any longer to be treated with levity and disdain in this country and for
that we are calling on all Igbo sons and daughters both at home and in the
Diaspora to key into this project”.
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