ONLINE Don’t take up arms, Ekweremadu cautions Igbo
I don’t think the Igbo should fight to leave Nigeria. Let us all work together for the growth of the country.
The Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has spoken well. There are ways of getting what we want without resorting to violence. Let our leaders consider restructuring Nigeria. It is for the good of all of us. The power in the center is too much. There is need for decentralisation of power.
I really don’t understand why some parts of the country do not want the Igbo to go. They should just allow us to go. After all, since the return of democracy in 1999, no Igbo man has ruled Nigeria. We are not getting a good deal under the present arrangement.
What are people from other regions doing for the country that the Igbo are not doing? Yet we are not being recognised. We really need our own country to enable us function well.
Even if the authourities allow the Igbo to go, I don’t think they will want to leave. They have too much at stake. What will happen to their businesses? There is no part of Nigeria, that you will not find an Igbo man. I think it will be better for all of us to stay together and work for the unity of the country.
Igbo youths who did not fight the civil war must be made to understand the danger of their agitation. Those who fought the civil war do not want a repeat. I therefore call for caution.
All we want is for the Nigerian government to allow us to go. We do not want to fight, but to have our own country. I don’t think that is too much to ask for. We are not benefitting from the country as it is at the moment. The leaders of the region should talk to the youths to remain calm and channel their grievances through the appropriate authourities.
It appears we have all forgotten what the civil war did to the country. War is not good for any country and I urge my Igbo brothers to be cautious in their demands.
I want the Igbo to remain in Nigeria, because I don’t want to lose my friends. We can all live together happily.
If there is any region that should be crying of marginalization, it should be the SouthSouth region. The Igbo have benefitted from the government and are still benefitting
If the Igbo insist on leaving Nigeria, what will happen to their shops and other businesses spread across the country? I urge them to be cautious in their struggle for equality.
I don’t think the late Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu would want the Igbo to take up arms now against the country. They should just forget about the struggle and let us all work for the growth of the country.
I thank Ekweremadu for giving this advice. There is really no need for them to take up arms. Our demands will not be met if our leaders do not do the right thing.
The Biafra dream would have been easier to realise under ex-president Goodluck Jonathan. Where was Nnamdi Kanu during those six years of GEJ? I just hope the Igbo will be wise in this struggle.
I think the government should look into this matter and address it before it gets out of hand. Security personnel should be on the alert to forestall a breakdown of law and order.
I commend Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu for the advice and I call on other Igbo leaders to do same.
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. I call on Igbo youths to learn from history.
All I know is that violence cannot solve problems. The Igbo should dialogue with the authourities.
Senator Ike Ekweremadu has spoken well and I hope his people will heed the advice.
We have been battling insurgents in the North-East for over four years, please we don’t need another crisis. Igbos should listen to the Deputy Senate President.
We do not need another crisis in the country. Igbo leaders in Nigeria and in Diaspora should have a meeting with youths from the region.
Security agents and government of states in the South-East should also warn on the danger of taking up arms against the country. I don’t think taking up arms will guarantee them Biafra. They should remain calm.
Violence is no longer in vogue. I urge the Igbo to dialogue with the government. I believe very strongly that they can achieve results through dialogue.