THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF MIDDLE BELT?
The citizens of Middle Belt have watched with keen interest over the years the policies, actions and decisions taken so far by different administrations upon issues ranging from tribal to religion, politics to economics and thereafter have decided not to keep quiet any longer but begin to peacefully agitate for her independence and sovereignty as a nation.
We have observed that the conflicts of different types in various parts of the country between two or more parties have come to stay because we have been forced to live together as one even when it is obvious that we don’t want to be one.
It is true that Boko Haram terrorists have killed and are still killing innocent people in the country and destroying property worth billions of naira; it is also true that Fulani herdsmen have killed and are still killing the people and taking over their farmland in order to feed their animals as these animals seem to be more valuable than the people; it is very true that militants in Niger Delta have bombed and destroyed oil pipelines, caused a great reduction in the production of crude oil and are still doing more because their place is still underdeveloped while the money realised from their crude oil has been used to developed other places. All the above conflicts and more can be resolved amicably if the right thing is done.
The Nigerian government and the world should know that we cannot continue being together and there is need for any group that thinks it can stand on her own and survive to begin to prepare and agitate for her independence. At this point, I wish to appeal that the Nigerian government should peacefully approve the independence of Biafra and any other group that has the capacity and wish to be detached from Nigeria in order to allow peace, unity and progress to reign. We cannot continue to live together with the people who value their cow more than us; we cannot stay together with the people who are always killing us in the name of their religion; we will not go on living together with the people who want us to practice their religion against our will or wish; we are tired of living together with the people who have taken leadership to be their birth-right; we will no longer stay together with the people who talk peace but do the opposite in their action. Enough is enough.
Nevertheless, Middle Belt Citizens cannot go with Biafra or remain with Nigeria. Therefore, there is need to let the Nigerian government and the world know that “Middle Belt” is equal to the task and wish to have her independence and be known as “Federal Republic of Middle Belt”. Awunah Pius Terwase, Mpape, Abuja