The
Northern Elders Forum has backed calls by the Northern youths for the Igbo to
quit the region before October 1 this year.
The
spokesman for the NEF, Prof. Ango Abadullahi, in an interview with journalists
in Zaria on Friday, said he supported the youths, who asked the Igbo to quit
the North before October 1.
Abdullahi had on Friday insisted that Igbo residents in
the 19 northern states must leave the region in full compliance with a
three-month ultimatum handed down by a coalition of northern groups.
He
also condemned the position of Northern Governors’ Forum on the matter.
The
NEF’s spokesman, who said he was disappointed by the NGF’s stance on the
matter, told journalists in Zaria that it was hypocritical for Igbo to continue
to live in other parts of the country and still agitate for Nigeria’s
disintegration.
Abdullahi,
a former Vice-Chancellor of ABU, said, “I am disappointed in the decision taken
by NGF disowning and condemning the agitation by this young agile and
progressive youth groups.
“Let
me ask, these Northern governors, whom are they representing, are they representing
spirits, ghost or people of the North?
“Recently, people from eastern part of this country,
specifically Igbo, were busy calling for the Sovereign State of Biafra and from
all indication, their leaders, including governors are behind them.”
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