The Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof Ben Nwabueze, has described as provocative, the statement made by President
Muhammadu Buhari against Niger Delta militants. Mr President recently revealed the readiness of the Federal might to crush Niger Delta militants the same way Boko Haram terrorist group are been crushed, if the militants fell to embrace peace.
Reacting to the statement, Prof Nwabueze said Buhari’s word is uncalled for, especially at this moment that most of the militant groups are ready to embrace dialogue.
He maintained that Nigeria’s economic wellbeing rest on
the shoulders of the Niger Delta people, as such mlitants should be handled with soft hand. Read Also: War Looms As Buhari Make Shocking Statement Over Niger Delta/Biafra Agitators “You don’t say such a thing. We are not even sure he has crushed Boko Haram; they are still operating. You cannot compare the Niger Delta militants to Boko Haram.
“The Niger Delta is the source of Nigeria’s economic wellbeing. If they squeeze you, they will strangle you economically”, he said.
Reacting to the current agitation for Biafra, Ben said the agitators are merely reacting to the perceived marginalization from Buhari over his appointment of officers in the government.
“I am not sure these agitators really want to secede. I think they are merely reacting to marginalization by the government, especially in the appointments,”
“All the strategic appointments so far made by this government went to the North. If you check through the list, many of those working with the president are his family members. That is nepotism.
“So, naturally, the South-East people felt they didn’t belong to Nigeria.”
Muhammadu Buhari against Niger Delta militants. Mr President recently revealed the readiness of the Federal might to crush Niger Delta militants the same way Boko Haram terrorist group are been crushed, if the militants fell to embrace peace.
Reacting to the statement, Prof Nwabueze said Buhari’s word is uncalled for, especially at this moment that most of the militant groups are ready to embrace dialogue.
He maintained that Nigeria’s economic wellbeing rest on
the shoulders of the Niger Delta people, as such mlitants should be handled with soft hand. Read Also: War Looms As Buhari Make Shocking Statement Over Niger Delta/Biafra Agitators “You don’t say such a thing. We are not even sure he has crushed Boko Haram; they are still operating. You cannot compare the Niger Delta militants to Boko Haram.
“The Niger Delta is the source of Nigeria’s economic wellbeing. If they squeeze you, they will strangle you economically”, he said.
Reacting to the current agitation for Biafra, Ben said the agitators are merely reacting to the perceived marginalization from Buhari over his appointment of officers in the government.
“I am not sure these agitators really want to secede. I think they are merely reacting to marginalization by the government, especially in the appointments,”
“All the strategic appointments so far made by this government went to the North. If you check through the list, many of those working with the president are his family members. That is nepotism.
“So, naturally, the South-East people felt they didn’t belong to Nigeria.”
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