For The First Time Ever, Obasanjo Shows His Support For Biafra, Promises Biafrans What They Wanted To Hear
[irp]
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has broken his silence on how President Muhammadu Buhari could handle the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, and the entire Igbo race, without violence.
Obasanjo who spoke in London, said that the only way to deal with the situation, is for Buhari to invite Nnamdi Kanu for a dialogue
“I don’t see anything wrong in that (Buhari meeting with Kanu). I would not object to that; if anything, I would encourage it.
“I would want to meet Kanu myself, and talk to people like him, people of his age, and ask, ‘What are your worries?’ Not only from the South-East, but from all parts of Nigeria.”
Obasanjo further said that the Nigerian Army’s “heavy boot” response to pro-Biafra sentiment, is “not the solution”, but adds that the secession craved by IPOB is not the way forward either.
“We need to satisfy the youth in job creation, in wealth creation, in giving them a better fulfilled life, in giving them hope for the future”, said Obasanjo.
“There is no easy way out. Those who fought in the war in Biafra will not want to fight any other war”, he added.
“I have fought one war too many in Nigeria; I don’t want to see another.”
[irp]
