Reno Omokri, Former
Special Adviser on New Media to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has advised the
President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government on steps to take to
ameliorate the ongoing agitation for Biafra.
Omokri advised Buhari
to ignore the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu if
he wants agitation for Biafra to “die a natural death.” The former Presidential
aide also admonished Buhari to be fair and balance to all regions in his
appointments. He urged the current Federal Government to ensure that Igbos get
their fair share of appointments and in the Federal Civil Services.
In a video he shared onhis Facebook, Omokri urged Northern elders to call Buhari to order, stressing
that the president’s method of handling the issue will create more problems to
the country.
According to Omokri,
“If you want this boy’s agitation to die a natural death ignore him, publicity
and persecution are the oxygen he needs to grow his struggle, if you have
wanted this Biafra agitation to die all you should have done is justice, equity
in all your appointments”.
“Look at NNPC you just
overwhelmingly appointed 67 percent Northerners, if you had balanced your
appointments and give people of the South Eat their own just view in the Federal
Civil Service, if you had done equity you would have won the hearts of many
people from the South East. People of the South
East agitating for Biafra because they feel they are not well treated by the
current Nigerian Government, for example the Military said they’re doing a show
of force in Abia State and last Thursday 20 people were killed in Jos by Fulani
herdsmen allegedly, now if the Military wants to do a show of Force why not go
there, why not go to Southern Kaduna where many people have been killed?"
“In Abia nobody has
been killed there, the Military does not need to be there, I’m telling you know
what is happening in the South East is going to make more Igbo youths want to
join the Biafra struggle and make them so anti-Nigeria and this is the time
when we need unity of purpose, the economy is collapsing all around us so we
need to be united to rebuild the economy."
"Northern elders should
talk to Buhari, talk to this man, let this man know that what he is doing is
wrong, I understand that if you have a hammer you see all problems as a nail,
his hammer is the Military and all problems he is applying Military Force. How much has the
Military been able to quell the Boko Haram insurgency, look at the Shiite, they
have not been quelled, they are regrouping. These people are not enemies they
are your citizens and you need to be careful on how you deal with them or you
will creating a major problem."
“If he can just treat
people of the South East with equity what is happening right now would not have
happened and I urged all those who have interest in President Muhammadu Buhari
to discuss these issues with him.”
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