The Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, has again urged President Muhammadu Buhari to call off the ongoing military action in the South East tagged, “Operation Python Dance II.”
Ekweremadu in a letter to the President said withdrawal of the troops from the South East will avert a second Civil war.

The Deputy Senate President had earlier condemned the military siege of the South East, noting that dialogue and inclusion were best options in resolving the agitation in the region.
In a letter titled, “Rising Tension in the South East: Appeal to Call Off Operation Egwu Eke”, Ekweremadu said the rising tension in the region compelled him to appeal to Buhari “to take immediate steps to avert another civil war in Nigeria”.

The five-page letter read in part: “The peace of Nigeria has never been this fragile since the end of the civil war and as leaders we must do everything humanly possible and legitimate to hold the nation together in peace and prosperity.
“As President and Commander-in-Chief, you would agree with me that there is need for caution.

“Recall, Your Excellency, that the South East Caucus of the Senate met with you on November 9, 2016. We had a heart-to-heart discussion on pressing issues affecting the South East. Recall that on the issue of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu, who was then in detention, we pleaded for your intervention and strongly advised against his continued detention.

We were of the view that his continued detention would only further popularise, and in fact make him a hero.
“Furthermore, we informed you that when the leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, was detained during the administration of late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua, we approached the former President and appealed to him to immediately release Chief Uwazuruike to avoid creating a mountain out of a molehill. He heeded the advice and Chief Uwazuruike and MASSOB have never posed any threat to the peace and sovereignty of Nigeria ever after.

“I recall, however, that on the appeal for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, you told us to allow the judicial process to run its cause. But, in retrospect, it proved to be a big mistake on the side of government as his continued detention made him a hero among a cross-section of the people.

“I am afraid,Your Excellency, that the government is embarking on yet another huge misjudgment today by adopting a military option to the Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB challenge. Therefore, I most respectfully appeal to you to order the immediate withdrawal of the military from the South East as their presence can only and is indeed already amplifying tension in the region.

“As things stand, the reaction of the youth in the region is unpredictable. It is also possible that their reactions and actions of the military may be misrepresented or exaggerated on the Social media and trigger a chain of other actions in other parts of the country also.

“Not even Your Excellency or anyone else for that matter can certainly foretell the outcome of such chain of actions, reactions, and reprisals. But at least, you are in a position to imagine the number of the avoidable casualties and deaths.”

Cc: Lalasticlala, Mynd44, Obinoscopy!

http://dailypost.ng/2017/09/18/another-civil-war-ekweremadu-warns-buhari/

Y should army just take over a region that is not at war? Nobody or region will accept that.

Everything is pointing in that direction, Buhari already fired opening shot.

Crocodile smile, Python dance, Dogs and Baboons,
Rats in Budget, Rodents in Aso Rock, Hyenas and Jackals...why can't we just agree with him for calling Nigeria a zoo?

when ojukwu declared biafra he never had weapons but he only calculated the Nigeria military to be lesser than 5000. so he hope to fight them but he was wrong bad calculation. the Nigeria government under gowan begins recruiting miscreant and undeducated people from Hausa/fulani extraction. this gave them raise to hausa/Fulani dominance to the military. with UK/USA support ojukwu was tag as rabel and never recognise Biafra as country. many country like France couldn't invest in the war because its a gable with bad odds. ojukwu was only able to employed machinery who are limited to fight war without weapons. the war was on one side.

That is if the dullard of Daura will heed to the advice

One Nigeria is a total Scam ...

Joel3:
when ojukwu declared biafra he never had weapons but he only calculated the Nigeria military to be lesser than 5000. so he hope to fight them but he was wrong bad calculation. the Nigeria government under gowan begins recruiting miscreant and undeducated people from Hausa/fulani extraction. this gave them raise to hausa/Fulani dominance to the military. with UK/USA support ojukwu was tag as rabel and never recognise Biafra as country. many country like France couldn't invest in the war because its a gable with bad odds. ojukwu was only able to employed machinery who are limited to fight war without weapons. the war was on one side.

War is never fair!
We hope we don't witness such atrocious acts again in this country.

But Buhari needs to be careful before he drags this nation into another civil war. Simple dialogue and good governance would solve some of these challenges and put the agitators to rest.

Nigeria is too big for a section to control, we need a more inclusive and robust governance....and agitation will not get us there!

Dont woryy, Buhari is getting set for operation ICC dance