- Igbo community in Adamawa has kicked against the agitation for Biafra
- Chief Godwin Onemaka, the leader of the community has urged the agitators to consider the consequences
- He also hailed the south eastern governors for weighing into the matter
The Igbo community in Adamawa says agitations for Biafra republic is unnecessary.
Chief Godwin Onemaka, the leader of the community in the state said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Thursday.
Onemaka urged the agitators to consider the consequences of plunging Nigerian into chaos by divisive activities, citing the devastating impact of the civil war.
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“Biafra agitation has failed and there is no need to restart it; the agitators should consider the interests of the Igbo in other parts of the country.
“We, the Igbo in Adamawa, kick against the agitations for Biafra and we view it as an unnecessary capable of plunging the nation into crisis.
“We advise the agitators to stop, so that Nigeria will remain united and they should remember that since the agitation had failed in the past, revisiting it is unnecessary.
“We are looking for a way of developing ourselves and the country while most of us have invested much outside south eastern part of the country.
“So, we want to distance ourselves from the agitation, we have lived in the northern part of the country for years and our children have studied there most of whom are graduates now,’’ Onemaka said.
The leader also commended the south eastern state governors for intervening in the matter but expressed concern about declaring the agitators as terrorists.
NAIJ.com earlier reported that two socio-cultural organisations, Ndigbo Peace Movement and Arewa Groups have stressed the need for peaceful co-existence of Nigerians irrespective of ethnic and religious inclinations.
The two groups made the call in Anambra in a joint news conference they held in Awka on Wednesday, September 20.
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Divine Onyekachi, the leader of the Igbo movement who read the text of the conference said peace and unity of the country Nigeria was paramount and superior to any unlawful agitations.
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Thursday, 21 September 2017