Ohanaeze Ndigbo has revealed that
dominance of Northerners in security agencies is to blame for lingering
insecurity in Nigeria.
The group in a statement by its
Spokeman, Prince Barr Uche Achi-Okpaga said Nigerians are being killed because
there is no cross-fertilisation of inter-regional security initiatives at the
top levels, adding that all security agencies are headed by Northerners.
The statement reads in part, “Now
every security agency is headed by the North, every military and para-military
agency is headed by the North. Every anti-graft agency is headed by the North
and virtually Fulani.
“Why on earth would they not be
sentimental? Are they not human beings? That is why we have severe insecurity
all over the place because, at the top security echelon, there is no
cross-fertilisation of inter-regional security initiatives. So, today, in a bid
to sustain northern political hegemony, we are playing politics with security
and Nigerians are killed in their tens and hundreds incessantly.
“Until we restructure to address
these imbalances and shelve the Federal Government of many items on the
Exclusive Federal list and assign them to the states, Nigeria will remain like
a stationary machine; all motion, no movement.
“If we restructure Nigeria today,
all the increasing agitations for self determination from Biafra, Ijaw, Oduduwa
among others will subside appreciably.
“Every day we cry of lopsided
appointments, but it has continued unabated”
Further speaking, Achi-Okpaga
said its interest is not Igbo presidency but in good governance.
“Our interest is not on lgbo
presidency but on good and purposeful, devolution of powers and respect for the
lives and dignity of all individuals and tribes in Nigeria.
“We have reiterated this
severally that, by the current political architecture in Nigeria, Igbo
Presidency without restructuring means little or nothing at all. Any quarter
that intends to use 2023 lgbo presidency to assuage or hoodwink us is on a wild
goose. “
This is the first time Ohaneze is beginning to talk sense. That is the way to go.
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