Speaking in Kaduna at a meeting organised by the Association of Eze-Ndigbo in Diaspora on Saturday, Sani described the marginalisation as a “collective punishment”.

The civil war took place between 1967 and 1970.

The former senator said the injustice faced by the Igbo affects them in terms of how they are represented in politics.

“There has been a systemic exclusion and marginalisation of your people, stemming from the historical Biafra war — this is a collective punishment,” he said.

While recalling how Faruq Altine, a Fulani man, was elected a mayor in the south-east shortly before the beginning of the war, Sani said the Igbo have proven themselves to be patriotic Nigerians.

“That act alone (appointment of a Fulani man as mayor) sends a message to Nigeria that whatever happens subsequently is not the fault of Igbos,” he said.

“Today, Igbos are being seen as unNigerian, unpatriotic, forgetting the feat Altine achieved in the region.

“Most of those who want to divide this country aren’t picking their reasons from the sky. They are building their reasons on injustice and inequity meted to them. The only way to defeat a secessionist who doesn’t believe in one Nigeria is by giving justice to them.

“Each time we have a government, they give juicy positions to other tribes, excluding the Igbos. When you exclude an Igbo man from appointment, you are proving those who don’t believe in one Nigeria right.

“Since the end of the civil war, Igbo have been distrusted and regarded as unfaithful and unpatriotic Nigerians. The violence going on in the country is capable of thwarting the stability and peace of the country.”
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The former lawmaker added that rotation of power in 2023 is what can guarantee peace.

“There can’t be peace and stability when positions in government become hereditary,” Sani said.

“As we move towards 2023, rotation of power is key to peace and unity.”

https://www.thecable.ng/shehu-sani-igbo-systematically-marginalised-since-civil-war

ceejay10:
Shehu Sani didnt say this when he was a senator and part of those marginalizing the Igbos. In the words of the legendary 2pac Shakur, " Politicians are hypocrites ". They speak from both sides of the mouth.

sarrki:
I don’t like people playing politics with peoples mind

Even the president when he’s out of office will say the same thing

What can bring peace to Nigeria is restructuring, equity and justice

If Igbo is president does not guarantee anything for the masses of that region

Same to Yoruba , Hausa and other tribes in Nigeria

It only benefits the elites and there clique

nwaanambra1:


IT DOESN'T MATTER WHEN HE SAID IT.

WHAT MATTERS IS THE FACT THAT HE HAS THE COURAGE TO SAY IT DESPITE ALL ODDS STACKED AGAINST WHOSOEVER HAS THE GUTS TO SAY THE TRUTH - ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU PUT INTO CONSIDERATION THE SIDE HE IS COMING FROM.

SHEHU SANI IS A BRAVE MAN.

goodnessme1:
Return the phone to the owner.

“There can’t be peace and stability when positions in government become hereditary,” Sani said.

NyamiriFlathead:
If you like start wailing from now till 2023, no p or vp for you, drug pusher can never rule this country

ceejay10:
Shehu Sani didnt say this when he was a senator and part of those marginalizing the Igbos. In the words of the legendary 2pac Shakur, " Politicians are hypocrites ". They speak from both sides of the mouth.

Rugaria:

Shehu Sani has been in the trenches since the Abacha years. Shehu Sani as a politician is more of an aberration if you ask me..
Consistently, he has fought for an egalitarian Nigeria. That's why the likes of Buhari and Elrufai whose political ideologies revolves around violence and fuulani imperialism, see him as a threat that must be decimated..

BKayy:
Who asked this one?
Oga shehu whatever your name is, focus on your Boko Haram