Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has hailed Acting President,
Yemi Osinbajo, for his recent intervention in response to the quit
notice to Igbos by Arewa youths.
He condemned the ultimatum and urged government to be on its toes to avoid being caught unawares.
Fayose also called for dialogue with the leader of Indigenous People
of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu to douse the growing ethnic-based tensions
in the country.
“As much as secession is not an option, the handlers of our democracy
must be equitable, fair and just to everyone”, he said in a chat with
newsmen yesterday.
“The Igbo have continued to suffer because of the perceived role of
Emeka Ojukwu. If we say past governments didn’t do well what has the
present government done differently?
“I agree that secession is not desirable but there must be justice
and equity. When people are being killed or vilified, you must expect a
reaction. No region should begin to use power to oppress another. If
Nigeria is truly one, it will not get to a stage that one region will
openly call on another to leave its land.
“The Acting President Yemi Osinbajo is doing his best but that is not
enough. We must remember that those who make positive change impossible
make violent change inevitable. A situation where a section will be
suffering forever because of their role in the civil war is not fair.
“The federal government must purge itself of some responsibilities
because the actual development is at grassroots. The states and the
local governments are nodal points of developments.
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