Igbo quit notice: Ultimatum is potential anarchy, Fayose to FG

Governor Ayodele Fayose of Ekiti State has warned the Federal Government that the ultimatum given to Igbos living in the North by various Northern youth and sundry groups could lead to anarchy if something urgent is not done.

Governor Fayose said on Sunday that the statements credited to some elements in the North had “shown clearly that Nigeria is no longer one”.

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Fayose, who was reacting to the reigning issue of threats to the unity of the country by Northern youths as supported by their elders, noted that “the unity of the nation is threatened like never before in the history of the country in this current administration.”

He said: “The gap has widened beyond measure because of the body language of President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration. We are more divided than ever. The elements are emboldened because they believe their person is in office and nothing would happen.”

“This is not surprising to some of us as the herdsmen set the tone and became notorious under the watch of Buhari. If this continues, it would further heat-up the already tensed situation and promote distrust among ethnic groups in the country.”

He urged the Federal Government to “accept responsibility for the ugly trend and called for an urgent and decisive stop to the divisive development.”

According to him, “Buhari’s government has not taken responsibility; no responsible government would encourage this. It is a threat that if not checked would snowball. This is why people are calling for restructure.”

“The government should take responsibility and take decisive actions on those promoting war situation in our country.”

“It is disheartening that a personality like (Ango) Abdullahi would support that; that’s danger lurking in the country.”

“He should be invited for questioning by security agencies. Leaders should rise up and condemn this instead of giving tacit support to the ultimatum.”

“So many lives have been lost due to the lackadaisical attitude of the Federal Government. All these I saw when I warned that Buhari would leave our country worse than he met it in 2015.”

A youth alliance, Coalition of Northern Groups, backed by some northern elders, including a former Vice Chancellor of the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria, Professor Ango Abdullahi, had told Easterners living in the North of Nigeria to quit the area by October 1 or face eviction.