Eminent Nigerians from the North, South-South and South-East geopolitical zones are putting finishing touches to plans to dialogue with pro-Biafran agitators.

The Minority Leader of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, revealed this at a meeting involving some elder statesmen in Abuja, on Wednesday.

According to him, the elders who were drawn from the North, South-East and South-South geopolitical zones of the country were in Abuja, to proffer solutions to the growing threat posed by the renewed pro-Biafran agitation.



Some of the eminent persons at the meeting include a former Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Maitama Sule, a former Ambassador to Spain, Alhaju Yahaya Kwande, ex-Military Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (retd.) and a former President of the Ohanaeze Nd’igbo and Ikenga Nnewi, Dr. Dozie Ikedife.

Akpabio noted that the eminent persons under the leadership of Maitama Sule, were concerned about the nation’s unity.

Akpabio said, “This is a gathering of concerned Nigerian elders led by Maitama Sule, a one-time Ambassador, a great statesman and a true Nigerian.

“You see the calibre of persons from the South, this forum is for elders to attempt to proffer solutions to the emerging trends of insecurity in the South-East that seems to be seeping into the South-South.

“They are very concerned about Boko Haram in the North-East and the resurgence of the pro-Biafran movement. If we allow this to fester, it will do Nigeria no good.

“They feel that this is not a problem for the government alone because the ripple effect of it will affect all citizens. You can see what happened in the case of Boko Haram it started in Borno now it is in Gombe and the states in the North-East.”

The Senate minority leader noted that Nigerians of goodwill should contribute their quota towards finding a lasting solution to this growing threat.

He stressed that what was required was a conscious effort towards ensuring that issues raised were dealt with through dialogue.

Akpabio said this, “is a meeting of experienced people who love Nigeria who feel that anything that will lead to the unity of Nigeria should be encouraged.”

Commenting about plans by the elders to set up a committee, he said, “I hear them even talking about setting up a committee to reach out to the grassroots.”

Source www.punchng.com/maitama-sule-kwande-ikedife-to-meet-pro-biafran-agitators/

[quote author=ORACLE1975 post=40865718]Some of the eminent persons at the meeting include a former Nigerian Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Maitama Sule, a former Ambassador to Spain, Alhaju Yahaya Kwande, ex-Military Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (retd.) and a former President of the Ohanaeze Nd’igbo and Ikenga Nnewi, Dr. Dozie Ikedife.



[size=15pt]Any meeting nor negotiation without "Maazi Nnamdi Kanu" is a joke of the century, At The Command Of Nnamdi Kanu Every Protest Shall Stop..[/size]

im afraid, akpabio but igbos acknowledge no king.

True federalism or implement the confab report.. Sorry, but the Biafra movement has gone too deep above all these selfish and greedy senile old men you called leaders.
The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.

Lol they have Nnamdi Kanu with them, let them release him and dialogue with him, instead of wasting funds and time in dialogue with those that have no influence in the agitation. Nigeria is very funny!!!

naijapips02:
im afraid, akpabio but igbos acknowledge no king.

guy shutup...

The restoration of Biafra is all we want. QED.

One nigerists can continue with their deception.

coolzeal:
True federalism or implement the confab report.. Sorry, but the Biafra movement has gone too deep above all these selfish and greedy senile old men you called leaders.
The unity of freedom has never relied on uniformity of opinion.

I laugh at my brothers from the SE when u people demand for the implementation of the confab.
u people don't know what u are about to do to urselves.
I was expecting u guys to have more of a pro northern stance since u people are under the same circumstances but u people are just plain ignorant, well sha na una go suffer am.

okay

madenigga:

I laugh at my brothers from the SE when u people demand for the implementation of the confab.
u people don't know what u are about to do to urselves.
I was expecting u guys to have more of a pro northern stance since u people are under the same circumstances but u people are just plain ignorant, well sha na una go suffer am.

You're expecting Easterners to take on pro northern stance? Where do you clowns crawl out from? Do you even know the issues under discourse? Abeg, better to keep quite and learn rather exposing your ignorance for the whole world to see.

madenigga:

guy shutup...

nigger in nigger -area. what's up?

Waste of time. IPOB will not listen to anyone unless Nnamdi Kanu is released.

Great decision

warrior01:


You're expecting Easterners to take on pro northern stance? Where do you clowns crawl out from? Do you even know the issues under discourse? Abeg, better to keep quite and learn rather exposing your ignorance for the whole world to see.

1) Igbo land is landlocked as North anything that benefits the landlocked north would also benefit the landlocked SE.
2) its hard to find a state without igbos in it same as its hard to find a state without hausas/fulanis so there any non indegene policy proposed by the north wud also benefit u guys.
3) the north has been pushing for onshore and off shore oil dichotomy, but am surprised u guys are taking more of a pro southsouth/southwest stance despite the fact that ur states are not littoral states I dont know if ur leaders are ignorant or plain stup1d.
una mumu don pass be careful if u guys like dont wisen up, be there wishing for a breakup that wud never happen.

Ok

Make I dey look

madenigga:

1) Igbo land is landlocked as North anything that benefits the landlocked north would also benefit the landlocked SE.
2) its hard to find a state without igbos in it same as its hard to find a state without hausas/fulanis so there any non indegene policy proposed by the north wud also benefit u guys.
3) the north has been pushing for onshore and off shore oil dichotomy, but am surprised u guys are taking more of a pro southsouth/southwest stance despite the fact that ur states are not littoral states I dont know if ur leaders are ignorant or plain stup1d.
una mumu don pass be careful if u guys like dont wisen up, be there wishing for a breakup that wud never happen.

It seems you know nothing about the Igbos. You claimed Igboland according to political Nigeria is landlocked and therefore we should stab our brothers in the back so as to steal their rightful resources which encourages laziness? Are you for real? What do you even know about Eastern Nigeria? Do you think it's about oil? Why are you guys so ignorant and daft? Nigeria is where it is today backseat of all you postulated and in your shortsightedness and wickedness, you want it to continue? You don't even love or care about Nigeria; just about what you can get from the lopsided stealing going on. How long do you even think this will continue? Am highly disappointed in you and your likes..Tufiakwa! I don't pray to ever meet or know your kind

You will observe there is no yoruba in the team. Another telling that they are not important or regarded at all. Northerners are now serious as ever before in the unity of Nigeria. They know that if Biafra goes, I assure you it will signal a chain of regions and states breaking away...Benue will not want to be with the north, neither will Southern Kaduna want to be with the North, nor will Kogi or even Plateau want to be with the North going by the mayhem of Boko haram, marginalization and Fulani onslaught. Northern elite know this and now sitting up to prevent this from getting out of hand.

Any talk without the release of Nnamdi Kanu or the meeting holding in his detention cell, you are wasting your energy and breath!

How many groups will they dialogue with? And why waste so much time on 'dialogue', when a simple referendum will suffice?

warrior01:


It seems you know nothing about the Igbos. You claimed Igboland according to political Nigeria is landlocked and therefore we should stab our brothers in the back so as to steal their rightful resources which encourages laziness? Are you for real? What do you even know about Eastern Nigeria? Do you think it's about oil? Why are you guys so ignorant and daft? Nigeria is where it is today backseat of all you postulated and in your shortsightedness and wickedness, you want it to continue? You don't even love or care about Nigeria; just about what you can get from the lopsided stealing going on. How long do you even think this will continue? Am highly disappointed in you and your likes..Tufiakwa! I don't pray to ever meet or know your kind

lol... Ignorance, tomorrow these same mumus wud come and be dragging PH with us.
Jokers dont go and develop ur land, be banking that ikwerre man wud ever agree to be ur brother.

Dialogue with whom? They should be nuked off the surface of the earth.

"The biggest mistake our fathers made in 1970 was to abandon Biafra after 3 year,this generation will fight for a thousand years" ~ Nnamdi Kalu

Unfortunately, buhari's government doesn't have any prominent Igboman as middle man between him and the Igbos. He was busy gnashing the teeth of 5% during his crucial appointments, forgetting that GEJ carried them(fulani) along despite that they voted against him(GEJ) and killed his supporters as well. Buhari is finding it difficult to get connected to Igbos since there is non in his kitchen cabinet. I pray, if God is happy with the way Nigerians are treated in their home land as foreigners, let it continue but if God is a God of justice and equality, let this nation scatter as soon as possible in Jesus name Amen.