Igbos should forget Biafra as well as insist on restructuring - Ohanaeze Ndigbo

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President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, declared inward Abia State, on Thursday, that the share desires restructuring together with non an independent province of Biafra.

Nwodo said this during the inauguration ceremony of newly-elected officials of Abia chapter of  Ohanaeze Ndigbo, inward Umuahia.

He reiterated that restructuring of the polity remains Igbo’s position, inward an ongoing fence most Nigeria’s future.

“We should forget Biafra together with insist on restructuring; at that spot is no Igbo individual that is happy with the province of affairs of things inward Nigeria, nosotros must seek for peaceful ways of resolving the issues.”

The group’s seat is, however, at variance with that of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), which is inward the vanguard of Biafra campaign.

IPOB has specifically urged the Federal Government to convene a plebiscite that would berth Biafra, for the South East together with simply about parts of the South South.

But, Nwodo reiterated, on Thursday, that Biafra is a tall order, given constitutional roadblocks inward this dispensation.

He has too expressed dismay over the spate of abhor phonation communication on social media platforms past times Igbo youths, nether the guise of agitating for Biafra.

Nwodo said making inciting phonation communication is capable of causing crisis which could atomic number 82 to majority violence inward the nation, together with added that is pertinent to abide by constituted authorities. He said the showtime manus sense he had during the civil state of war has given him an agreement of the throes of war  together with that no province fights ii wars together with survived.

“There are 11.6 1000000 Igbo people living inward the North and, it volition live wise for Igbo people living inward the South East, together with elsewhere, to position them into consideration piece speaking or engaging inward certainly activities.

“I urged Igbo youths to desist from activities together with comments  that could spark violence inward the nation. At the moment, what  Igbo people ask to create create for is restructuring of  the nation.

“Ohanaeze is inward an era of transparency. I assure you lot that nosotros get got non relented inward speaking for the Igbo people, specially inward the expanse of restructuring for the create goodness of Igbo people.”

He added that piece the youths are justified inward expressing their anger at the means Igbo are beingness marginalised inward national affairs, they should moderate their actions together with words.

The Ohanaeze leader revealed that, inward their appointment with IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu, it was impressed on him that he together with his members should note downwardly their words together with desist from denigrating people together with groups.

Nwodo too disclosed that Kanu was told that his insistence on Biafra restoration together with boycott of the Nov 18, 2017 election inward Anambra State was non acceptable to Ndigbo, hence, he should abandon his stiff seat together with bring together inward the bespeak for restructuring.

Nwodo every bit justified proscription of IPOB activities past times the South East Governors Forum. He explained that what the province main executives did was to halt IPOB from engaging inward activities which included fatal clashes with safety agencies. He said without the activity taken past times the governors, the zone ould silent live engulfed inward bloodshed, together with added that he would non sit down past times together with allow youths of Igboland live cutting downwardly prematurely.

Declaring the number open, Abia State Governor, doc Okezie Ikpeazu said Nigeria, together with the globe at large, is passing through perilous times, hence, the ask to seek amicable ways to halt it from farther denigration.

“We believe inward justice, equity together with fairness. I believe inward live-and-let-live as nobody delights inward beingness oppressed.”

Ikpeazu said it is the responsibleness of every Igbo individual to abide by Igbo leaders  together with back upwards their efforts inward campaigning for political together with economical restructuring of Nigeria.

Earlier, inward his address, Abia State President of Ohanaeze, Mr. Chimaobim Ajuzieogu said the apex Igbo socio-cultural arrangement would “no longer sit down on the fence; neither shall nosotros drib dead on to discovery as spectators, inward the affairs that touching on us.

Elder statesman, Emmanuel Adaelu, who was chairman on the occasion, called for unity with Ndigbo, together with said  the leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo should live recognised as the phonation of Igbo together with no grouping should attempt to usurp that authority.

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