Ohanaeze Ndigbo has reacted to the controversial statement by the President, Muhammadu Buhari in response to the security situation in the South East geo-political zone of the country.
Addressing the press on Friday, at the Secretariat of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the President General, Professor George Obiozor said the statement of the president is “unfortunate”. He also reiterated their support for one Nigeria but warned that our people won’t be the victim of Nigeria unity.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo wants to make it categorically clear that Ndigbo will not support break-up of Nigeria but Ndigbo will not be victims of Nigerian unity. In this context, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide consider as unfortunate the implications of the President’s statement.”
Obiozor said that the statement of president should be reserved for the enemy and not the citizens.
“The last time I checked or heard a President speak of (shock and awe) it was reserved for the enemy, not to citizens.”
He also called on the Youths of Igbo land to jettison violence as that will not solve the problem of the land and also cautioned the Federal government to refrain from the use of force in settling the problem in the region as that will only divide the country further.
“I also want to appeal to all Igbo youths involved in violence and strongly advice them that there is nothing to celebrate in violence. We cannot change our lots and situations by steering and provoking hatred amongst ourselves, raining insults and abuses on ourselves and declaring war against those who disagree with your own ideas and approach to resolving our common problems.
“What good does it do to us in the destruction of Government institutions and facilities, most of which were built by our own people and donated to the Government for our own benefit and the general good of the Society. I appeal to Igbo youths to kindly avoid violence inspite of all provocations. We know how aggrieved we all are, but peace options are the best.
“Ohanaeze once more urges the Federal Government to reconsider the use of
force in resolving the present national crises.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide considers it imperative on the part of the Federal
Government to conduct urgent indepth investigations on the destruction of lives and property in the South East.
“May I repeat that history shows that military and violent means to solve the National problem leads to national fractionalization, anarchy and eventual or inevitable disintegration.”
