Following protests in some parts of the country by the Pro-Biafra agitators, the Secretary General of the default Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr. Joe Nwaorgu, has come up to say that the approach of the founder of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu in his agitation for self determination was wrong.
Nwaorgu believes Kanu’s strategies to correct the alleged imbalance at variance with that of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo which believes that the problems could be resolved within the country and not through violence.
In an interview with the Punch on Thursday, Nwaorgu, however, pleaded with President Muhammadu Buhari to consider releasing Kanu unconditionally.
He added that Ohanaeze had not received apology from Kanu over his comments about them.
He said that Kanu’s prescriptions on the Biafran issue was quite different from the plans of the Igbo leaders about the plights of the Igbo people.
According to him, “Kanu’s solution to the Biafran matter is different from ours and not acceptable to us. Kanu and the Ohanaeze Ndigbo are operating on different sides of the coin. He and the youths believe in going out to the streets to protest. Kanu’s despondency is much deeper than ours. I am not trying to justify his method but we demand his unconditional release.”
He pointed out that Ohanaeze Ndigbo was not satisfied with President Muhammadu Buhari’s performance so far. Citing that apart from the fight against craft, this administration should build on equity and justice.
He added, “For us that witnessed the civil war, our approach now is that Nigeria’s problems can be solved within Nigeria and by Nigerians. Ohanaeze will not support secession and violence. This is why we are agitating that the 8th National Assembly implements the confab report evolved during the administration of former President Goodluck Jonathan. This includes the recommendations of the 2014 National Conference. The National Assembly must not fail us.
“What we are fighting for in the present dispensation is that the wickedness of over 35 years after the civil war should be corrected.
“Justice and equity must be the hallmarks of the new government. We maintain our stand that the confab report should be implemented.”
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