Ndigbo Youth calls For Peaceful coexistence In Nigeria

Blessing Bature-Akpakpan, Abuja


Amidst the high rate of insecurity in the country, Ndigbo Youth Parliament has called for a peaceful coexistence in Nigeria and condemned the recent attack by unknown gunmen in the southeast which has claimed the lives of innocent Nigerians.

The Speaker, Ndigbo Youth Parliament (NYP). Hon. Rikki Nwajiofor said this in a statement issued to newsmen yesterday in Abuja that Ndigbo abhor shedding of innocent blood. "Suffice to say that, the recent unabated attacks by unknown gunmen in the southeast, which have claimed the lives of innocent citizens and security agencies, are quite perturbing and worrisome".

"The daily increase of insecurity and burning of police stations and other state-owned properties, in a region that is traditionally known for calmness and peace, is something that should give every patriotic Igbo person sleepless nights.

It is disturbing, not just because it is an anomaly that contradicts our tradition, but because it is happening at a time we are on aggressive campaign for "Aku ruo uno" - a campaign that is urging the business moguls and technocrats of Igbo speaking states, home and diaspora, to start looking homewards to see how development can be harnessed in the country.

And however said that the Ndigbo Youth Parliament (NYP), having studied and X-rayed the ongoing attacks and reprisals, has found the need for an urgent roundtable discussions between Ndigbo Youth and Security agencies to proffer lasting solutions to these menaces. No party is enjoying this oddity, neither the security agencies nor Ndigbo, except the enemies of the nation and sons of perdition. The indubitable fact is that, if we do not nip this monster in the bud, posterity will not forgive us for the impending consequences.