- Shetima Yerima, the president of Coalition of Northern Youth Groups (CNYG), said no evil will befall Igbo resident in the North
- Yerima said that the recent withdrawal of the October 1 quit notice is a prove that the northerners respect their elders
- He, however, declared that the authorities should arrest anybody who does anything contrary to the withdrawal of the quit notice
Shetima Yerima, the president of Coalition of Northern Youth Groups (CNYG) has assured Igbos residents in the North of security and safety
Reports have it that Yerima who made this in relation to the recent withdrawal of the October 1 quit notice saying ''no evil will befall'' Igbos resident in the North.
NAIJ.com gathered that Speaking Yerima maintained that IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, was not speaking for majority of the people of the south east.
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According to him, ''Did I do it for him or in the interest of the country? His rejection of the suspension of the quit notice is not important to me.
''What we did was to demonstrate that we have a culture. We give respect to our elders and it was to ensure that the country remains together.
''Nobody would do anything. Anybody who does anything, we make sure that the authorities arrest the person. We are in charge.
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''So, let Nigerians be rest assured that nothing would befall anybody by God’s grace and we are working towards that and we would give the government the maximum support. Our brothers across board, we would make sure that no evil would befall them. That is the position of things''.
The Arewa youths president also declared that he has nothing against Igbos, stressing that the quit notice was in the interest of Nigeria.
He said: ''A lot of my friends are Igbo people. I have nothing against the Igbo.
''It did not end there; let me also demonstrate that to you; my first wife is from Calabar, the old south-eastern region. We have two kids. I have a good relationship with the Igbo''.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that the CNYG withdrew the quit notice issued to Nigerians of the Igbo extraction to leave the 19 Northern states by October 1.
The CNYG’s decision to withdraw the quit notice followed series of meetings with numerous stakeholders.
Wacth this NAIJ.com TV video of Yemi Osinbajo, the acting president delivering a speech on the Biafra war:
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Wednesday 6 September 2017