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| Prof. Ango Abadullahi |
The Northern Elders Forum has backed calls by the Northern
youths for the Igbo to quit the region before October 1 this year.
The spokesman for the NEF, Prof. Ango Abadullahi, in an
interview with journalists in Zaria on Friday, said he supported the youths,
who asked the Igbo to quit the North before October 1.
Abdullahi had on Friday insisted that Igbo residents in the
19 northern states must leave the region in full compliance with a three-month
ultimatum handed down by a coalition of northern groups.
He also condemned the position of Northern Governors’ Forum
on the matter.
The NEF’s spokesman, who said he was disappointed by the
NGF’s stance on the matter, told journalists in Zaria that it was hypocritical
for Igbo to continue to live in other parts of the country and still agitate
for Nigeria’s disintegration.
Abdullahi, a former Vice-Chancellor of ABU, said, “I am
disappointed in the decision taken by NGF disowning and condemning the agitation
by this young agile and progressive youth groups.
“Let me ask, these Northern governors, whom are they
representing, are they representing spirits, ghost or people of the North?
“Recently, people
from eastern part of this country, specifically Igbo, were busy calling for the
Sovereign State of Biafra and from all indication, their leaders, including
governors are behind them.”
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