The Northern
Elders’ Forum (NEF) has expressed its support for the call by
the Coalition of Northern Youth Groups for Igbo to leave the region within
three months The spokesperson, Professor
Ango Abdullahi expressed disappointment with the Northern Governors
for not supporting the youth group and made it clear that the NEF is behind the
youths.
Following the Kaduna state government’s call for their
arrest and prosecution and the federal government’s statement that their
threats be ignored, the youth groups have insisted that the Igbos should
be let go.
He stated that it is hypocritical for the Igbo big
personalities to escort Nnamdi
Kanu when he was released on bail and still expect them to be
allowed to live in other parts of Nigeria when they have been agitating for
Nigeria’s break up.
He mentioned that the “Northern Youths” are pushed against
the wall and it has been the NEF calming them down. Prof Ango said:
I am disappointed in the decision taken by Northern
Governors’ Forum disowning and condemning the agitation by this young, agile
and progressive youth groups.
Let me ask these Northern governors, who are they
representing, are they representing spirits, ghosts or people of the North?
Recently, people from eastern part of this country,
specifically Igbo, were busy calling for the Sovereign State of Biafra and from
all indications, their leaders – including governors – are behind them.
Whoever feels Nigeria is not conducive for him, let him
quit.
When Nnamdi Kanu was released on bail recently, over 100
vehicles escorted him to his residence, including big personalities from the
south-west and south-east. This is somebody who has been agitating for the
break-up of Nigeria; but his people were behind him. Therefore, I am behind the
(Northern) youths.
This is because the Northern youths are pushed to the wall.
We have been calming them down in any event similar to this.
These people always pretend that the North is cheating them,
not minding the fact that Southern Nigeria was developed by resources from the
North.
Please, look for a book written by Adamu Fika, the Waziri of Fika, on
Nigeria’s budget before and after Independence. Each year, up to the time
Nigeria gained its Independence, none of the two regions was able to provide
for itself.
I mean, none of the Western and Eastern regions had the
money to effectively run the affairs of its region until they got financial
support from the Northern region and the tradition had remained during the
colonial period and nothing changed after the colonial masters left the
country.
The same money from the North that was used to construct
Nigerian railways, refineries and other facilities.
First oil exploration was conducted using money from
groundnut pyramid, cotton, hide and skin, among other cash crops from Northern
Nigeria. However, these people tend to forget all these goodies provided by the
North toward ensuring the unity and corporate existence of Nigeria.
They always look down on us, feeling that Northerners are
parasites in this country.
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