Nelson A.Osuala[12 June 2017]
Mr Ayodele Fayose, the Ekiti State Governor has condemned the ultimatum given by some Northern youths to the Igbos to vacate the region, as a "reckless pronouncement, one that could only come from a group of irresponsible and jobless youths."
The Governor made this proclamation through Mr. Lere Olayinka, his Special Assistant on Public Communications and New Media, on Sunday, arguing that rather than arrest and contain these unpatriotic misguided youths, her leaders in the north turned the deaf ear to their illicit acts.
According to Governor Fayose, it is rather a sign of irresponsibility on the part of the northern leaders to have given a pass mark to these ill informed lost youths instead of taking drastic measures to caution them against inciting violence and tribalism especially at such a time in which Nigerians needed to join hands together for the development of the nation.
Governor Fayose, who also chided and blasted the Northern elders for openly endorsing the action of the youths, appealed to the Igbo people of the Southeast to remain calm even in the face of provocation, noting that "Nigeria is greater than any set of people."
The governor, who lamented that Nigeria was now more divided than ever before, informed that:
"Rather than giving open support to the youths, the northern elders should have supported the Northern States governors in condemning the youths and calling for their arrest."
He chided the All Progressives Congress (APC) led federal government on it's inability to foster unity among Nigerians, laying credence to the way in which she handled the Fulani herdsmen menace which for him is a clear pointer to the federal government's non-chalant attitude to serious national issues bordering on the oneness of the country.
He continues:
"I have said it times without number that Nigeria is now more divided than ever in the last two years.
"The APC led administration has allowed this country to fall apart. Have you ever seen a country where the president will openly categorize its citizens' access to government patronage into 97 percent of those who voted for him and five percent of those who didn't?
"It is for unguarded utterances and actions like these that our unity as a country is no longer like before",
He advised the President and his henchmen to live up to expectations and ensure a more united Nigeria in order to avoid an embattled future for the unborn children.
"we must go back and chart a way forward. We must talk on how we want to live together. Nigeria is drifting and it is not in our interest." He said.
Addendum:
Nigeria is at the brink of Collapse. All hands must be on deck to recover our National togetherness. This is no time for sentiments. Let's arise and build this Nation and not to tear her down.
Nelson A.Osuala
Is a Blogger & the Associate Editor of Negroidhaven.org
