2015: North should forget
power now –Ezeife
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2015: North should forget
power now –Ezeife
BY OMONIYI SALAUDEEN
Dr Chukwuemeka Pius Ezeife is
one of the most respected voices
in the South East. Blunt and
down-to-heart, he makes no
pretence about issues that
concern the Igbo race. He likes
calling a spade a spade, no
matter whose ox is gored. In this
interview, he insists that Igbo
must have their own share of
power before presidency returns
to the North. Excerpts…
The debate of the PIB bill at the
senate has revealed that 83
percent of oil wells in Nigeria
belong to the cabal in North.
What do you have to say about
this?
The only thing worth saying is
that there should be a re-
distribution of oil wealth in
Nigeria. Everybody knows it is
unfair. It was a wrong use of
power by those who have been
in power. They don’t produce a
drop of oil and they are
controlling 83 percent of oil well.
The other 17 percent is not just
to other Nigerians, I am sure;
they are directly to those friends
of the North. It is like a monopoly
of power. Again, by the structure
of the society, the money doesn’t
go down. It is only feeding the
banks overseas. That is one of
the reasons why we have Boko
Haram. If it were those who
think they can Islamise Nigeria, it
would have been nipped in the
bud. The mission to Islamise
Nigeria is a mission impossible.
When all the governors were
asked to coin out a name like
epitaph for their states, some
chose heart of the nation. As
governor of Anambra State, I
chose home for all. But the
Governor of Sokoto State chose
born to rule. If not for lack of
space, they would have added
exclusively. But they were
implementing exclusivity in the
rulership of Nigeria. Yet, these
are people who are feudal; a
contradiction in a democracy. In
democracy, the wellbeing of the
people is the supreme goal of
governance. In a feudal system,
keeping the ordinary people
down is the wise thing to do.
This is unlike southern Nigerian
people, especially Igbo where
egalitarianism as well as upward
social mobility is the norm. These
are people who can make
Nigeria great. These are people
who have a social system of
encouraging all for achievement.
The Igbo, indeed, contrary to
what people say, are the people
who like money least among the
tribes in Nigeria. But they like
success very much. They pursue
success anywhere they are and
they encourage other people to
pursue success. Because of
achievement orientation,
entrepreneurship, industry,
education, everybody believes
they like money more than other
tribes. It is not fair; it can only
happen in a society that is not
normal or where people don’t
think fairly, where there is no
sense of justice, equity and
fairness.
If the problem of Boko Haram is
as a result of injustice, how will
the amnesty solve the
insurgency?
I support amnesty if it can stop
the killing of people. People are
being killed in many wicked
ways. However, as the president
said: do you extend amnesty to
ghosts? That is a very legitimate
question. In principle, you can
support amnesty, but in practice,
you may find nobody to give it to.
That means, if they are ready to
come out to dialogue, you will
support it?
I am blindly in total support of
amnesty if that will stop the
killing and the ruining of Nigeria.
However, they have to help us to
help them.
Do you support the section of the
PIB bill that says 10 percent of
revenue earnings of oil
companies must be set aside for
the host communities?
I don’t fully understand. Is that
in addition to 13 percent
derivation?
The host communities they are
talking about include those areas
which host refineries and
pipelines.
I think ultimately, derivation
principle on oil will lead to oil
producing states getting 25
percent instead of 13 percent. So,
it is a matter of choice. We can
leave the issue of oil producing
communities and emphasise
derivation and give them 25
percent. Let us give them 25
percent derivation and end the
incessant agitations.
Nigeria is moving gradually to
2015. Where do you expect
power to shift in 2015?
Power will remain in the South in
2015 either held by Jonathan
who is holding it now or held by
an Ibo man. That is what will
happen. And that will be for the
stability of the country. Igbo
forces and Jonathan forces will
play a game of cooperation.
Before the primary, the forces of
Jonathan and the forces of Igbo
will meet and look at the field. If
Jonathan can win cleanly,
without obstructing or
damaging democratic structure
already in place, Ibo will support
him. If after the analysis, it is
difficult for him to win, Ibo will
run. And it will be a win-win
situation. But anybody in the
North thinking of power should
think again.
You mean they should forget
power in 2015?
For 52 years of our
independence, they stayed in
power for 331/2 years. They
should just cool off. They should
wait and let the South get to
equal number of years before
they think of power. By that time,
they would have imbibed the
lessons of progress for
everybody; they would have
imbibed the correct lessons of
democracy. By that time,
democracy will dominate
feudalism. By then, there will be
no occasion of some people
taking their children abroad and
leaving the children of others as
almajiris. By the way, it is not only
the North that is responsible for
almajiris. I blame my people in
the North for seeing those
children and allowing them to
run in the streets without setting
up educational foundation from
the money they are making in
many areas to get the people
integrated into the society in a
meaningful way. It is time for
Igbo to make friend with other
tribes in Nigeria. It is time for
Igbo to correct things that make
other Nigerians jealous of them.
If you are talking of
cooperating with Jonathan, will
that not amount to trading off
Igbo’s right to the presidency of
this country?
No, you are wrong. We, the Igbo
people of Nigeria dumped all our
eggs in Jonathan’s basket in
2011 during election. We
inspired South South to cohere
and do the same. We inspired the
Middle Belt to do the same. It is
not our job to throw him out of
office. The constitution allows
him two terms. But it is not
automatic. It depends on
performance. That is why we are
aspiring and he is also aspiring.
If he has done enough to make
people want to vote for him, we
will support him. So, that doesn’t
kill Ibo aspiration. After Jonathan,
nobody will make any noise
about it; it is Ibo’s time. It is
automatic, no negotiation.
Will Igbo also spend eight
years, if the constitution still
remains the same?
When we spend four years in the
first instance and the person is
electable without spoiling the
democratic structure we have set
up, he will go for a second term.
After that, another group of
people will take their turn. Ibo
doesn’t have to spend eight
years. Nobody has automatic
right to spend eight years.
Constitution provides for four
years but if the people accept
you, you go for a second term.
This administration is already
close to midterm. By your
assessment, do you think
Jonathan would have done
enough to deserve a second
term by the end of his tenure?
In assessing Jonathan’s
performance, all of us must take
account of empirical condition
under which he operated. What
is that empirical condition? It is
the condition in Nigeria created
by politicians who promised to
make Nigeria ungovernable for
Jonathan. They promised it and
implemented it. We are still
mourning the dead from the
2011 elections, including
National Youth Service Corps
(NYSC) members whose lives
were wasted. In assessing
performance of Jonathan, Boko
Haram impact must be taken into
proper account. It is like putting
a bag of salt on somebody and
making rains to follow the
person. At the end of the day, do
you have the right to ask him
how much salt is left in the bag?
So, assessing Jonathan is not
easy. But there is progress;
progress in power, progress in
peace, progress in integration,
progress in the image of Nigeria
abroad, progress in emergency
management. We didn’t know
anything about flood control
before. But look at what the
government did with flood
control when it came. It is not
going to be simplistic to assess
Jonathan’s performance. If you
are simplistic, you will say
nothing is happening. Assessing
Jonathan’s performance requires
deep thinking not shallowness.
If this Boko Haram insurgency
continues till 2015, do you see
Nigeria having a peaceful
election?
The longer Boko Haram stays, the
longer the North stays out of
power. In fact, for each month
they stay, the more years they
stay out of power. The world is
guided by a Superior Being. It is
not easy to just short change
everybody. As an Ibo man, I feel
bad. But like I told you, I support
unconditional amnesty, if it will
end killings of innocent people.
If power remains in the South
after 2015, will there not be an
escalation of this crisis?
People are to choose. No group
of Nigerians can walk away from
a working Nigeria feeling
triumphantly. The North has
vested interest in Nigeria
remaining one. Indeed, it was
because of the North that we
were amalgamated in 1914 to
use the resources of the South to
support the deficit of the North.
The Ibo man being killed all over
the place and still remaining
partially in the North will want
Nigeria to remain one forever.
We are traveling people, we are
everywhere. We pursue wealth
anywhere we find ourselves.
When we get it, we come home
and share it with the people. The
Yoruba controls the finance and
industry. They need the market
Nigeria offers. Ibo too need
Nigeria for market for their
industrial products and financial
services. Hausa need Nigeria for
their agricultural produce. So,
everybody has vested interests in
Nigeria that can be made to
work and we must make it work
before completing this centenary
celebration. It is a matter of
getting Nigerians together in a
constitutional conference. Let
them think freely about how to
make permanent of one Nigeria.
All these other ideas people are
parading about are just mere
details. When we get there, we
can walk out the details.
But successive governments have
not shown any commitment to
this constitutional conference
that you are talking about.
Ignorance is a disease. My people
die for lack of knowledge. Our
holding on to power will mean
nothing, if we do not take action
like national dialogue to ensure
the permanence of Nigeria.
Anything can happen
subsequently, but if we take
action now before 2014 to
ensure permanence of Nigeria,
that will be an achievement. If
Jonathan does that, he has
achieved a lot because he has
given Nigeria a platform that can
work. He shall have transformed
Nigeria from a cheap rate
situation to a country where
things work. The greatest legacy
Goodluck Jonathan Ebele can
leave for Nigeria is a country
whose permanence is assured
through a peoples’ constitution
developed in a constitutional
conference and approved by a
referendum.
Is there any indication that that
will be done before the
centenary celebration?
The National Assembly is doing
well by trying to involve
Nigerians in the various localities
in the constitution they are
amending. But National Assembly
has no right to review the
constitution of the people. It is
like a tenant; you can amend
cracks in the house, but
rebuilding it is responsibility of
the owner of the house. The
people of Nigeria are the
sovereign maker of the
constitution. So, Jonathan must
know that the greatest
achievement he can make is to
leave behind a country where
things work. A country where
things work is a country where
people who make up the country
agree on how they live together.
In spite of the killing and
maiming of innocent lives, Igbo
have decided to stay put in the
North. Why do they appear to
be so undaunted?
It is now an easy thing to
relocate. There is what we call
geographical inertia.
Geographical inertia makes you
stay where you are in spite of
inconveniences and attraction of
other places. You may not know
enough from what you have
said. Go to Damaturu, you may
not find Igbo there. Go to
Postiskum, Kano, Kaduna, and
Maiduguri, what you find is an
exodus of Igbo. Some women
covering their faces came to
interview me here and they
asked me what can be done to
get back the Igbo to the North.
And I said, Igbo are in the North.
They said yes, Igbo are there, but
many had left. Igbo have a
tradition of success like Jews.
There are other elements of
tradition. You adopt as your
home where you live. And you do
everything as if it is your home.
There are so many dimensions of
the Igbo man. The only
autochthonous Nigerians are the
Igbo. Nobody likes to die.
Shooting and killing a person can
be very painful to the relations.
Is there an end in sight to all
this?
Some leaders of Boko Haram
came out and called for a
ceasefire. If they are serious, the
end is near. But there is a
development in Yoruba land that
is frightening me.
What is that?
Let no one deceive himself. Any
group of people can be
radicalized. We use Yoruba today
as an epitome of proper
management of religion in the
society. In a Yoruba family, you
have Christians and Muslims. I live
all my life in Yoruba. A woman
died a Muslim but most of his
friends were Christians. But the
friends proceeded to the house
of the woman and pleaded with
the family for her to be buried in
the Christian way and the family
agreed. So, a person who lived as
a Muslim was buried as a
Christian. In Yoruba land,
whether it is Christmas time, Eid-
malud or Eid-Kabir, it’s all festivity.
The permanence of that situation
cannot be taken for granted.
That is the point I am trying to
make. But it is possible to
radicalize Yoruba Muslims. I read
a report in a paper recently of an
alleged plot to kill IBB and I
discovered that those who were
to do this thing were Yoruba. In
fact, they appear to be close to
Lagos and they were trained in
Iran. It is possible to radicalize
Yoruba Muslims and we should
do everything within our powers
to stop it. For me, I have a special
place for Yoruba in my mind. As a
civil servant in Lagos, I observed
the Nigerian politics and found
Igbo and Yoruba going parallel
lines in Nigeria politics. And as
parallel lines, they will remain
parallel slaves in Nigeria politics.
When Abiola came out for
president, everywhere he went
in the East, he went with siren of
Anambra State. Anywhere he
went, I was there with him. In
fact, I was punished before that
election. I was summoned to
Abuja by the military Head of
State to be told off and tongue
whipped for giving excessive
support to Abiola. As an elected
governor, I had to follow a plane
to drop military men in Lagos
before taking me to Enugu.
Indeed, I was summoned to
Abuja without transport at the
Airport. I had to take a taxi even
as the only SDP governor in the
East. When the military wanted to
return Nigeria back to civilian
government, I became a member
of the Alliance for Democracy
(AD) because I wanted to stay
with my brothers in Lagos. I only
left when Yoruba didn’t have any
space left for me anymore. Today,
we have southern Nigeria
Peoples Assembly made up of
South West, South East, and
South-South. No more parallel
lines, no more parallel slaves.
Do you see Nigeria evolving a
two-party system like SDP and
NRC?
Yes, it is easy. It can even be
done very fast. But it will not be
automatic because of interests.
Many conservative people are
hiding in PDP. Many progressives
too are hiding there. But there
may be more progressives in PDP
than the conservatives. So, if
somehow we can resurrect SDP
and define who can come into it
and who cannot come into it,
may be, SDP can ally with PDP.
The spirit of a two-party system
is integration. It shouldn’t be
based on any sentiment except
ideology. Our people must know
the truth; SDP and NRC were not
created by Babangida. If you
want to give credit to anybody,
you will praise John Oyegun,
former governor of Edo State. He
was then a Permanent Secretary.
I was then the chairman of
privatization. There were eight of
us who were Permanent
Secretaries in the committee for
return to civilian government.
None of us was interested in
politics but we had permanent
interest of Nigeria in mind. And
we asked ourselves, what is the
way to create a country where
things work? We ended up in
adopting a two-party system- a
little to the left, a little to the right.
One of the Permanent Secretaries
disagreed and absented from
voting because he staunchly
believed in born to rule.
Eventually, we suggested a two-
party system to IBB. That man is
intelligent. He is not only brilliant
in memory, he is also intelligent.
IBB was God’s gift to Nigeria. As
human being, he probably has
his own weaknesses. But when
he saw the thing we crafted, he
made no change whatsoever. All
he did in a very simple political
language was to put it as a little
to the left, a little to the right.
Most successive countries in the
world have only two party
system with independent
candidates allowed.
President Goodluck Jonathan
recently granted state pardon
to former governor of Bayelsa
State, Diepreye
Alamieyeseigha, and some
other individuals who have
soiled their hands in corruption.
How do you see this
development in the light of the
government’s anti-corruption
war?
Corruption is the bane of
Nigerian society. It has turned
our lord justices to our lord
injustices. Corruption is
everywhere. The conscience of
the country is gone. To fight
corruption is not impossible, but
Jonathan has to lead the fight.
But the question is: what did
Alamieyeseigha do that other
governors of his time did not do.
Giving pardon to Alamieyeseigha
is like giving pardon to the spirit
of Nigeria because everything
about his case was a violation of
the norm. A few members of the
House of Assembly who
impeached him didn’t form a
quorum as required by the
constitution. The same thing
happened to Governor Joshua
Dariye of Plateau State. Nothing
Alamieyeseigha did that his other
colleagues didn’t do but
Obasanjo picked on him and all
the forces of government were
turned against one man. Two
wrongs don’t make a right. But if
the second wrong is to correct
the first wrong, we tolerate it.
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OP..the article sounds like a good read, but please can you format it to look more presentable ?

South-east alliance with South-south is the key to solving the problems of Nigeria. This message is clear, and understood.

am sick of reading this thread with my phone. abeg op format immediately!

But the question is: what did Alamieyeseigha do that other governors of his time did not do. Giving pardon to Alamieyeseigha is like giving pardon to the spirit of Nigeria because everything about his case was a violation of the norm. A few members of the House of Assembly who impeached him didn’t form a quorum as required by the constitution. The same thing happened to Governor Joshua Dariye of Plateau State. Nothing Alamieyeseigha did that his other colleagues didn’t do but Obasanjo picked on him and all the forces of government were turned against one man. Two wrongs don’t make a right. But if the second wrong is to correct the first wrong, we tolerate it

This man's desire for IGBO presidency has made him lose his common sense. How can a sensible person defend the Pardon granted to Thief Alams??



@OP: Abeg arrange this ur nonsense post well. You wan make person get "Ogoro" eye like Segun Arinze because them wan read ur post??

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Still digesting the points he made and those he raised for pubic debate.


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This new Anti- muslim tactics will not only fail,it's likely to back fire. As a christian I have no doubt in mind that I want a new direction in 2015 and I want pdp out.
Secondly,isn't it very shameful,we now have a minority lining up talking points for leaders of a majority ethnic group and they seem to be running away with :Ezeife after all his years in Nigeria politics is now sounding like Dokubo lasan lasan,some people will never learn. No difference in Dokubo's infantile rantings and all he said here. We all know what Faseun is up to with his UPN but he hasn't been boldly running around with the talking points handed to him,Ezeife should take a cue from him and show some respect for the long term interest of his people.
By the way I strongly disagree with the blanket use of southern Nigeria,they should desist from it,Ezeife and/or Dokubo can never speak for me.

Shior

Well, if I may ask, why is the north so interested in power that they will rather destroy the whole Nigeria to hold on to it? Why will they wish to make an administration that will govern the whole Nigeria ungovernable?

If we loose the election as long as the president is not partial, we let him rule while we plan for another election . Why will we make the administration ungovernable?

The truth is the fight for oil block allocation. And that allocation must be shared well. That is all the north is fighting for. That is all they need power for. To maintain the oil blocks they shared among themselves.

If you are in doubt, ask yourself what has the north done for their region since the years they have been in power. They are blaming insecurity on poverty and unemployment. Is it jonathan that has been in power for years?

Jonathan has done more for the north than any administration.

So why is the north fighting for power? To maintain their straw (oil block)in oil producing states.

Before before, anm Igbo man like Ezeife will be in Abuja making noise about "one" Nigeria and Arewa Peoples Congress (APC), but now the Nigerian game has changed!

South South and South East are gradually coming together!
This is the game changer!

I realy has little knowledge of this Ezife man but i salute his courage,constructive & blunt statements.

The only way forward is southern unity which we the MB will join asap.

But i continue wondering why Yorubas keep shying away from soithern unity while chooses fulanis as alternative against their southern brothers . That can never happen in the north.

Is there anything secret the yorubas know abt their southern brothers that we dont know. Why did they choose the bloody and murderouse fulanis than SE and SS.

I love this man!!! Always saying it the way it is.

Pheeew,wow,its been ages i read or heard someone from the political class sound so inteligent,blunt,straight to the point,brilliant and indepth.And much more coming from an igbo man.I never knew this guy has it upstairs,i use to think that the only sensible and intelligent igbo man alive when it comes to politics and survival of ndigbo is Senator Uche Chukwumerije.Mehn,this Ezeife guy raised some crucial and thought provoking issues here.Honestly when you see people that sincerely wants the success and growth of the nation,you will know.I've said it before,and thank God this man just confirmed it,Nigeria doesnt need a northern president for now.Not that i hate the north or somthing,but it's crystal clear that a northern president at this time will cause more mayherm in Nigeria than a GEJ re-election,eventhough i'll prefer another southerner than GEJ.Every day that bomb goes off in the north,it makes it more difficult for them to clinch the presidency.Its either SNC or let everyone go their ways.We just cant continue like this.No one is born to rule in a political setting.The north really need to cool off.God bless Nigeria

North East/West are simply struggling for relevance in Federal politics. In fact,they are aware they cant win presidential election in 2015,thus,the present scheming is only a face-making action against 2019.

Ufeolorun: This new Anti- muslim tactics will not only fail,it's likely to back fire. As a christian I have no doubt in mind that I want a new direction in 2015 and I want pdp out.
Secondly,isn't it very shameful,we now have a minority lining up talking points for leaders of a majority ethnic group and they seem to be running away with :Ezeife after all his years in Nigeria politics is now sounding like Dokubo lasan lasan,some people will never learn. No difference in Dokubo's infantile rantings and all he said here. We all know what Faseun is up to with his UPN but he hasn't been boldly running around with the talking points handed to him,Ezeife should take a cue from him and show some respect for the long term interest of his people.
By the way I strongly disagree with the blanket use of southern Nigeria,they should desist from it,Ezeife and/or Dokubo can never speak for me.

Shior

Very nice response! Display of courage in SS is helping SE to find a voice behind which to declare its interests.

Ufeolorun: This new Anti- muslim tactics will not only fail,it's likely to back fire. As a christian I have no doubt in mind that I want a new direction in 2015 and I want pdp out.
Secondly,isn't it very shameful,we now have a minority lining up talking points for leaders of a majority ethnic group and they seem to be running away with :Ezeife after all his years in Nigeria politics is now sounding like Dokubo lasan lasan,some people will never learn. No difference in Dokubo's infantile rantings and all he said here. We all know what Faseun is up to with his UPN but he hasn't been boldly running around with the talking points handed to him,Ezeife should take a cue from him and show some respect for the long term interest of his people.
By the way I strongly disagree with the blanket use of southern Nigeria,they should desist from it,Ezeife and/or Dokubo can never speak for me.

Shior

Dude you aint IGBO, so stop ranting.

Ufeolorun: This new Anti- muslim tactics will not only fail,it's likely to back fire. As a christian I have no doubt in mind that I want a new direction in 2015 and I want pdp out.
Secondly,isn't it very shameful,we now have a minority lining up talking points for leaders of a majority ethnic group and they seem to be running away with :Ezeife after all his years in Nigeria politics is now sounding like Dokubo lasan lasan,some people will never learn. No difference in Dokubo's infantile rantings and all he said here. We all know what Faseun is up to with his UPN but he hasn't been boldly running around with the talking points handed to him,Ezeife should take a cue from him and show some respect for the long term interest of his people.
By the way I strongly disagree with the blanket use of southern Nigeria,they should desist from it,Ezeife and/or Dokubo can never speak for me.
Shior

You mean, we have to vote in Tinubu and that PTF thief Buhari. u try

Jona must go!!!

PREMIER_YORUBA:

Very nice response! Display of courage in SS is helping SE to find a voice behind which to declare its interests.

There is no courage in kamikaze it is purely suicide bro,these guys have shown shocking inability to manage this opportunity ,which could open door of continuous political relevance to them.And we should be careful not lump everyone together cos some other groups within same political contraption have been surprisingly silent but I still wouldnot agree Dokubo is speaking for the Efik, for example.

BY THE WAY,NAIRALAND IS SUPPOSED TO BE A NIGERIAN FORUM.THE WAY STRONGLY ANTI-NORTHERN THREADS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO FESTER HERE,WE SHOULD JUST CLASSIFY IT AS A SOUTHERN FORUM.SURPRISINGLY,IF NOT FOR SOUTHWESTERNERS,IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BIG FEAST

Ufeolorun:
There is no courage in kamikaze it is purely suicide bro,these guys have shown shocking inability to manage this opportunity ,which could open door of continuous political relevance to them.And we should be careful not lump everyone together cos some other groups within same political contraption have been surprisingly silent but I still wouldnot agree Dokubo is speaking for the Efik, for example.

BY THE WAY,NAIRALAND IS SUPPOSED TO BE A NIGERIAN FORUM.THE WAY STRONGLY ANTI-NORTHERN THREADS HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO FESTER HERE,WE SHOULD JUST CLASSIFY IT AS A SOUTHERN FORUM.SURPRISINGLY,IF NOT FOR SOUTHWESTERNERS,IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BIG FEAST

Thank Good you have accepted your region and possibly tribe. Pls stop claiming IGBO cuz u aint one. Dont be ashamed of your tribe.

Guys (non-igbos), dont contribute to this thread - leave Igbos in their dream. Lets watch them on this thread as they fantasize about ruling Nigeria. Interesting... Igbos want to rule Nigeria... Lol.

Ufeolorun: This new Anti- muslim tactics will not only fail,it's likely to back fire. As a christian I have no doubt in mind that I want a new direction in 2015 and I want pdp out.
Secondly,isn't it very shameful,we now have a minority lining up talking points for leaders of a majority ethnic group and they seem to be running away with :Ezeife after all his years in Nigeria politics is now sounding like Dokubo lasan lasan,some people will never learn. No difference in Dokubo's infantile rantings and all he said here. We all know what Faseun is up to with his UPN but he hasn't been boldly running around with the talking points handed to him,Ezeife should take a cue from him and show some respect for the long term interest of his people.
By the way I strongly disagree with the blanket use of southern Nigeria,they should desist from it,Ezeife and/or Dokubo can never speak for me.

Shior

I don't want to call you names but I am tempted to.
Did you even read the interview? What is the difference between this interview with previous ones done by Ezeife?
Is there any similarity with this interview with Dokubo's rant?

If you have nothing to say, just buy a super glue and seal your mouth.