Scores
of Igbo groups under the aegies of National Igbo Youths Council, NIYC, Thursday
challenged some Northern youths to prove the statement credited to them that
the former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, was sponsoring Biafra
agaitations. Peter Gregory Obi The Igbo groups in a statement to newsmen in Owerri,
was signed by Sabastine Okiro, Okechi Odumuko and Kelechi Odogwu.
They
also accused the Northern youths of plot to interfere in the affairs of the
Southeast region as well as to stop the nomination of Obi, as the running mate
to Atiku Abubakar, the 2019 Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party, PDP. It would be recalled that, a northern group with a name, the
Northern Youths Leaders Forum ,NYLF, led by Elliot Efiyo, was quoted to have
said that Obi, was a major sponsor of Biafra agitations in the zone.
According
to Igbo group, NYIC, “The leadership of various Eastern Youth Groups which
include Eastern Peoples Youth Congress, Eastern Youths Progressive Movement,
Igbo Youths Forum, Concerned Igbo Citizens, Igbo Agenda For Youths Survival, etc
under the coalition of National Igbo Youths Council (NIYC) in our emergency
leader’s meeting at Owerri resolved as follows:- “That the Coalition of
National Igbo Youths Council reiterates our total support and acceptance to the
candidacies of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Mr Peter Obi to take over the
governance of Federal government of Nigeria.
“The
humility and simplicity of Mr Peter Obi and his subsequent nomination as
running mate to PDP presidential candidate have send shivers and political
jittery to enemies of progressive Nigeria. “That we, the grassroot Eastern
Nigeria based groups condemned in it’s totality, the statements credited to the
Coalition of Northern Youths groups that Atiku Abubakar should drop Mr Peter
Obi as his running mate. “Ndigbo has never opposed to the candidacies of
Northern region on elective positions, why should Northern Youths thinks that
they will dictate or direct which candidate will emerge from Igboland? “This
sponsored statement from our counterpart in Northern region is a political
insult to Ndigbo, it is capable of igniting political rancor among the Arewa
and Igbo Youths.
“That
Mr Peter Obi has been a Nationalist that has grassroot base and followers in
every States of Nigeria, he has established his philanthropic, youths
empowerment, academical/economic and human development projects in the Northern
region and other parts of Nigeria. “He has good relationship with leaders of
Northern Nigeria. As an expert in economics, Mr Peter Obi has initiated series
of economic way out for Nigeria to be liberated from her overwhelming economic
failures.
Why
haven’t the Northern Youths recommended him for his initiatives for national
interest? “That Mr Peter Obi has never sponsored or be a backbone for Biafra
Agitation as alleged by Northern Youths. It is on records that before the
release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu from prison and during his stays, tours, rallies
and private visitations, he did not have any contacts with Mr Peter Obi.
“During his recent broadcast, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu did not mention or acknowledged
Mr Peter Obi.
It
is still on records that Mr Peter Obi does not sponsor other Pro Biafra group
leaders like Comrade Uchenna Madu of MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazuruike of BIM,
Bar. Onwuka Kalu of BZM and others, how did the Northern youths arrived at
their allegations that Mr Peter Obi is a major sponsor of Biafra agitation?
“That We the Coalition of National Igbo Youths Council described the
allegations of Northern Youths as a mere blackmail fashioned to discredit the
intellectuality and economic reformist of Mr Peter Obi. We urge all the youths
of Nigeria federation and entire electorates to ignore the sponsored media
attacks on the person of Mr Peter Obi.” (Vanguard)
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