The National President of the Oodua People’s Congress, Chief Gani Adams, has said the Federal Government must hold talks with the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra and others agitating for Biafra.

According to Adams, it is only through dialogue that the agitators can be made to drop the idea of a Biafra state; as the use of force is incapable of guaranteeing the unity of the country.

The OPC leader spoke about the agitation and the clash between the Nigerian Army and the Islamic Movement of Nigeria in Osogbo after he was honoured as a culture ambassador by the Nigeria Union of Journalists Correspondents Chapel, Osun State.

He said, “I will just say that they (Biafra agitators) are entitled to their own self-determination. Look, there is a law in Africa that recognises right to self-determination. Also, there is a law in United Nations that recognises right to self-determination. There is a country in the United Nations that has a population of not up to 50,000 and their flag is at the United Nations.

“You can’t use force to co-opt people for the unity of Nigeria; you have to listen to their agitation. If we cannot give you secession, should we give you statism or regionalism? That is a process of negotiating. The British did not use force against Scotland when it seceded from Britain, and there is Catalona in Spain that wants to pull out, they didn’t use force against them.”

He warned that the killing of five supporters of Biafra, who were celebrating the Federal High Court ruling ordering the unconditional release of Radio Biafra Director, Nnamdi Kanu, was a very serious problem and uncalled for.

Adams condemned the killing of members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria by soldiers in Zaria.

He said it was wrong for soldiers to have opened fire on the defenceless members of the sect for allegedly blocking the road and attacking the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai.

“What happened in Kaduna is not what Nigerians are expecting right now, especially with the crisis of Boko Haram, the agitation of the MASSOB. I will appeal to the military and other security agencies to be calm when they have provocation from different citizens of this country,” he said.

“In civilised country, you don’t kill your citizens like that, even when they provoke you, you should pamper them in order to avoid such ugly situation. Even though they embarrassed the Chief of Army Staff, they (the army) should have disarmed them and arrest the leader for questioning and not using weapon to kill people like that. International community will not overlook such a thing.

“Killing armless and innocent people like fowl should not be accepted in any sane democracy. The president have to be very careful, he should not play into the hands of some people.”


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Nawa 4 OPC ooo, na biafra una d advocate 4 nw.

kikikikikiki

Please don't make racist and tribalistic comments on this section

Kestolovee95:
kikikikikiki

I no say u happy 4 dis thread cuz u fake. if na original kestolove95 dat one get sense

Godswillnwaoma:
Nigeria is really a zoo.

Na dis anofia go let them delete this thread nah.....

I hope some of his brothers don't lynch him for saying the truth.

Watch out for the poster quoted below if he won't crucify him

TedBaker:
Nawa 4 OPC ooo, na biafra una d advocate 4 nw.

Crap

If they are from Scotland wanting to break away, the British and stupid black man will call them Scottish Nationalists, if they are black africans, black africans will join the British master to call them Seccesionists. Black people when una go get sense sef? Kikikiki!

If the Igbo people are causing nuisance in communities where they inhabit as claimed by other tribes,then let them have a nation of their own.

But my opinion is regionalism is the way forward for Nigeria as a nation. if people feel their resources are used to enrich others,then they should be made to control and manage those resources and this will weaken the urge to be the central control power and kill tribalism.

we will develop and be a nation not dependent on oil as our only source of livelihood if we constitute regional govts.

just like the israelites we will be free

TedBaker:
Nawa 4 OPC ooo, na biafra una d advocate 4 nw.

no they are advocating for common sense and justice for all

Wole Soyinka,Fani kayode,kemi olunloyo,Gani Adams,these are prominent yorubas supporting your biafra agitation.I dont wants to hear yorubas dont want u to seced.As u are going home for christmas, make sure u go along with all your properties, so that by Jan 1 2016, u just declare your biafra republic.Dont come to SW again to disturb our peace.

VICTORCIZA:
no they are advocating for common sense and justice for all

IGBO KWENU

omoelesa:
Wole Soyinka,Fani kayode,kemi olunloyo,Gani Adams,these are prominent yorubas supporting your biafra agitation.I dont wants to hear yorubas dont want u to seced.As u are going home for christmas make sure u go along with all your properties so that by Jan 1 2016 u just declare your biafra republic.Dont come to SW again to disturb our peace.

abromi oseh

TedBaker:
Abromi oseh

Egbon, e ma gbayi.

omoelesa:
Wole Soyinka,Fani kayode,kemi olunloyo,Gani Adams,these are prominent yorubas supporting your biafra agitation.I dont wants to hear yorubas dont want u to seced.As u are going home for christmas, make sure u go along with all your properties, so that by Jan 1 2016, u just declare your biafra republic.Dont come to SW again to disturb our peace.

they'll still say yoruba nation is the reason they failed their children

Blame game is their specialty

Another opposition sponsored mouthpiece

omoelesa:
Wole Soyinka,Fani kayode,kemi olunloyo,Gani Adams,these are prominent yorubas supporting your biafra agitation.I dont wants to hear yorubas dont want u to seced.As u are going home for christmas, make sure u go along with all your properties, so that by Jan 1 2016, u just declare your biafra republic.Dont come to SW again to disturb our peace.

ppl celebrateed and five was killed and u still think biafra is about travelling with properties and staying back home do u know anything called soverign government??