Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has stated that former military Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon, should have allowed the Igbo to secede at the outset of the civil war in 1966.

Clark said this during an interview on Arise TV, where he condemned the unfair treatment handed to the South-East by concentrating power in the northern region.

He stressed the need for the region to be treated with a sense of belonging and called for political parties, especially the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party, to zone their presidential tickets to a candidate from the South-East.

“My idea of zoning the Presidency to the South-East is well-known. No Nigerian will like to live in a country where certain people believe that they have the only right to lead. The APC believes the 12 million votes by President Muhammadu Buhari might be eroded if it is zoned to the South. The PDP is also considering zoning to the North. This is unfair.

“Nigeria stood on three legs, and it has never been steady since one of the legs was destroyed during the Civil War. I unpacked all these facts in my forthcoming memoir ‘Brutally Frank’,” Clark stated.

He added that there was no moral justification for keeping people who are not being treated fairly, stressing that the region must be treated with a sense of belonging.

Clark noted that it was unacceptable for a region to have a domineering spirit because of its population adding that those opposed to a South-East presidency in 2023 were ready to see the end of Nigeria.

Gowon should have allowed the Igbos to go if they are to be treated as second class citizens. If zoning which will heal the wounds is not done, there will be no Nigeria. Nobody will remain in this country as a second class citizen.

“The North believes their population can be used to oppress other Nigerians. This is not acceptable. The era of that has gone. There are many good Northerners but the Fulani-oriented ones want to dominate everywhere.”

The North started the seceding thing but were strongly warned by British and America. Awolowo later reneged from the original master plan that if the East exit from the federation, then the West will follow suit. Conduct a referendum today and let the rest be history.

“The North believes their population can be used to oppress other Nigerians. This is not acceptable. The era of that has gone. There are many good Northerners but the Fulani-oriented ones want to dominate everywhere.”

Tinubuadvocate:
This old man self.You think Gowon keep igbo from living Nigeria. The person that stop the movement and not allow the movement utilized was Nnamdi Azikiwe.

Azikiwe proposed a jail term for anyone make a move to leave Nigeria.

November1857:
Gowon should’ve allowed Igbo leave – Clark



https://punchng.com/gowon-shouldve-allowed-igbo-leave-clark/?amp

Penguin2:
Not to worry…

Because in 2023, it is either Igbo presidency or Nigeria will sign the divorce papers.

And guess what, like Nnia Nwodo, former Ohaneze president general, rightly put it, “deny Igbos the 2023 presidency and we shall all become IPOB”.

Today, the northern oligarchs are still seeing some southeast useful idiots to bribe but be assured that all that will change if by 2023, a southeasterner is not president.

You can’t continue to beat a child and expect him not to cry.

Madmohamed123:
the problem of Nigeria is Fulani they open the border to allow all their terrorist Brothers in and close the Southern border to punish us.

Is time to speak to them the language they will understand
But the problem we have is South West they are in the bag of Fulani and we are trying to bring them out it never be easy for us

The Fulani are using yeruba to subdue Southerners they allways promise them something that they knows is their rightful owner of.

Ndi igbo will never allow Fulani to have control over us I don't know about you .

AfonjaEmir:
...Clark is IPOB according to miscreants on the payroll of a useless chief miscreant that is a vegetable that shyts and pees on ITSself....spits

sapele914:
This same old fool Ek Clark that agreed to work, stole money & was convicted as a Federal Commissioner under same General Gowon.

Useless Hypocrite, why did he not say all this rubbish when his ijaw brother Jonathan was in power & ordained Jonathan Ebele Goodluck Azikiwe aka JEGA by ipobians?

drlateef:

Forgotten History Of Igbo Tribe And Northern Alliance.

Do you know that when Tafawa Balewa was Prime Minister of Nigeria;

Chief of Army Staff was from SE
Chief of Naval Staff was from SE
IG of Police was from SE
Chief of Defence Staff was from SE
Internal Affairs Minister SE
External Affairs Minister SE
Education Minister South SE
Many other key ministries to SE
Parliament President SE
Unilag VC from SE
The University of Ibadan VC from SE
https://www.nairaland.com/7105103/caused-marginalisation-igbos-nigeria#112418380

sapele914:
Selfish ipobians.

chibuike65:
This matter has be and still heating up on daily basis, why not Nigeria give it a try so that everyone one we kukuma rest, it's long over due, Nigeria should give Referendum a try, let's see where the backwardness is coming from

Penguin2:
Not to worry…

Because in 2023, it is either Igbo presidency or Nigeria will sign the divorce papers.

And guess what, like Nnia Nwodo, former Ohaneze president general, rightly put it, “deny Igbos the 2023 presidency and we shall all become IPOB”.

Today, the northern oligarchs are still seeing some southeast useful idiots to bribe but be assured that all that will change if by 2023, a southeasterner is not president.

You can’t continue to beat a child and expect him not to cry.

Tinubuadvocate:
This old man self.You think Gowon keep igbo from living Nigeria. The person that stop the movement and not allow the movement utilized was Nnamdi Azikiwe.

Azikiwe proposed a jail term for anyone make a move to leave Nigeria.