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"President Jonathan May Be The Last President of Nigeria If…"- Igbo Leaders Voice Out

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10 years ago

June 4, 2014

A group of prominent Igbo political leaders, called the Igbo Leaders of Thought have said that President Goodluck Jonathan may become the last president of a united Nigeria as unnamed Northern political leaders have continued to sponsor Boko Haram activities.
In a statement by its Deputy Secretary, Evang. Elliot Uko, and the Leader of the Igbo Women Assembly, Chief Mrs Mariah Okwor, released after a meeting on Wednesday, June 4, in Enugu, the group led by Prof. Ben Nwabueze said if politicians from the North East and North West continue to sponsor the activities of the Boko Haram sect, they would only succeed in tilting the country towards disintegration, thereby ensuring that Jonathan becomes Nigeria’s last president.
The group described the terror campaign as an ethno/religious war sponsored by those seeking to take control of the presidency.
“We wish to draw the attention of the international community especially the United Nations, African Union and ECOWAS, to the ongoing daily attack on the foundation of the Nigerian state by a ruthless, barbaric and well oiled Islamist jihadist killing machine, is a political war funded and waged by ethno/religious bigots who believe that they are born with divine right to rule others perpetually,” part of the statement read.
Insisting on the restructuring of Nigeria along six regional federating units, the group called on the confab members to establish the foundation for regionalism, saying the national conference would have failed if they failed to do so.
“The continued existence of the country cannot be guaranteed if the national conference fails to adopt regionalism,” they said.