Ooni of Ife speaks on Biafra agitation

                             

The Ooni of Ife,

Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on Friday october 6, has reacted to the agitation for secession by the members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). The king who renamed IPOB as the Indigenous People of Brighter Nigeria, said the agitators cannot be faulted for asking for justice and equity. Ooni of Ife has reacted to the ongoing agitation for secession in southeast. Photo credit: Ugochukwu Ezenwa, Twitter He made this statement during his courtesy visit to the Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, TheCable reports. The monarch said: “There is something that is bordering them; there is something that is making them to cry,” he said. Ooni of Ife suggested a new name for the Indigenous People of Biafra as the Indigenous People of Brighter Nigeria Photo credit: Ugochukwu Ezenwa, Twitter

We should not throw them away; we should draw them closer because the youth of this country are the future, the energy, they are the heartbeat of this country." The Ooni also supported the Ohanaeze Ndigbo's decision that Nigeria must be restructured to sustain unity. AD He said: “We must chart the course of doing things with positive energy. I want to let you know that you are not alone in this. Ooni of Ife praised the spirit of the Igbo nation. Photo credit: Ugochukwu Ezenwa, Twitter "We stand by you positively in a very progressive manner. We stand by you; we all must come together to build a united Nigeria. We don’t want any war; we don’t want any disintegration." Governor ikpeazu, while reacting to the Ooni's seej said he was impressed with what the king has said. Ikpeazu said: "I am a firm believer that this country is strong today because of its diversity. “The problem confronting Nigeria remains the inability to harness the potentials and weld together the diversities to create a strong, united country.”

Meanwhile, We prevously reported that the national president of the Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (AYCF), Shettima Yerima, hit the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), calling its members ingrates Shettima said this as a reaction to the group’s recent attack on former governor of Abia state, Orji Uzor Kalu. According to Shettima, IPOB has become irresponsible and lacks the common sense to come to terms with reality.