BIAFRA: Nigeria is looking for trouble - Uwazuruike

The President of Aka Ikenga, a socio-political group in the South East, speaking on Channels Television Sunrise Daily today said the Nigeria Army is looking for trouble in the way they respond to the agitation for the Republic of Biafra by the youths in the area. Uwazuruike said those agitating for the Republic of Biafra are unarmed, saying that it is wrong to send the Army to confront and shoot, stressing that when that is done the Army is looking for trouble. He said unarmed protests are allowed all over the world, saying the group would not support armed struggle in the South East. He also pointed out that the agitators have had to stage a protest in front of the White House in the United State of America and no one confronted them. He said that the response by the Federal Government to the agitation for Biafra Republic has varied, saying that the Obasanjo government ignored them, while Yar’Adua and Jonathan did so but the Buhari government chose to confront them. He said the Yar’Adua and Jonathan engaged the youths with jobs all over the country but the Buhari government termed those jobs/contracts as corruption. He added that there is need for the government to negotiate with the youths in the South East instead of confronting them. According to him, the average Igbo man does not want to leave Nigeria for Biafra. He added that one of the solutions to the crisis in the country was the devolution of power, saying that the Federal Government has no business drilling a borehole in the villages. Uwazuruike said that one of the recommendations of the National Conference was the devolution of power, with greater power going to the states and local governments. He condemned what he described as hypocrisy going on in the system, where anyone who has a contrary view on the policies and programmes of the APC government is termed a friend of Jonathan, stressing that this has been a major issue. He also wondered why the President who had contested the presidency for four times could spend one year planning what to do.