The Guardian (Nigeria)

Nigeria is sitting on time bomb, plot to scheme out S’east will fail, says MASSOB

- From Lawrence Njoku, Enugu

MOVEMENTfo­r the Actualisat­ion of the Sovereign State of Biafra ( MASSOB), yesterday, said Nigeria “is sitting on a time bomb,” stressing that alleged attempt to sideline the South East from the scheme of things may lead to disintegra­tion of the country.

National Leader of MASSOB, Uchenna Madu, alleged a “secret pact reached by the Hausa- Fulani, representi­ng Arewa, and Yoruba, representi­ng Oduduwa,” against the people of old Eastern region on the platform of the All Progressiv­es Congress ( APC) to ensure they are relegated in Nigeria.

“It is obvious that this pact will make President Muhammadu Buhari handover the baton of APC to a Muslim- Yoruba man unless the judiciary rises to the occasion.”

The group stressed that Nigeria is already sitting on a political time bomb, which will likely explode soon. It noted that the consciousn­ess of future survival of Biafra people, Middle Belt and

Oduduwa has been reawakened for the defense of their lands and people from every maneuverin­g of the Buhari government.

He stated that alienation of the region started with the body language of the President, and came into manifestat­ion with appointmen­ts of all security chiefs from his kinsmen, his continuous defence and protection of marauding herdsmen, his insensitiv­ity against nonMuslims, as well as inability to protect citizens.

He added that there were other evidence that the

Buhari administra­tion has an agenda, which is detrimenta­l to non- Muslims in Nigeria.

Madu added: “The rot, imbalances and inequaliti­es in the education sector, where there are special and preferenti­al academic laws for Northern citizens against the South, the harsh economic policies against the people of south East, continuous tribalism and hatred against the region and Christians in Nigeria, are all manifestat­ions that the Buhari government is skewed against a particular race.”

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