BY UGOCHUKWU ALARIBE ABA-
Following the agitations for referendum by the
Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, a security consultant, Chigozie Onyeukwu
Ubani, has said that IPOB Leader, Nnamdi Kanu, has reawakened national
consciousness on the urgent need to restructure Nigeria on the path on peace
and justice. Leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu In an
interview with Vanguard in Aba, Ubani who is a security consultant, condemned
the proscription and branding of IPOB
as a terrorist organization and urged the
federal government to tread with caution in order to avoid the IPOB crisis
producing what he described as ‘unpleasant results.’ 
According to him, “Nnamdi has used
the language of the beasts to galvanize Nigerians to a subject which notable
Nigerians have unsuccessfully championed in the last 50 years. Don’t forget
that the Aburi Accord was mostly about restructuring Nigeria. Let us now take
it further for the benefit of posterity. Nnamdi Kanu has done his bit and has
his place in history. “In my opinion, the Federal Government went about it
wrongly because proscription is only on paper and not on the minds of the
people, which incubates the liberation ideology. It is unfortunate that the
federal government refused to look at the big picture and decided to play at
the lowest strata of this impasse.
his proscription can produce
different results. It can cause IPOB activists to go underground, with grievous
consequences for the nation state. It can also cause IPOB to restructure and
become a more formidable and potent force, with better acceptability. I believe
IPOB needs and will undergo restructuring. They need it as some of the insults
and vituperations of other tribes where unnecessary for the struggle “However,
IPOB lawyers have approached the court to seek reversal of such declarations
and proscription.
That bold legal step alone simply
shows that the intent of setting up IPOB was neither criminal nor terrorist,
but revolutionary. Let’s watch how the legal tussle goes, as the outcome will
enrich our jurisprudence” He urged Ndigbo to build formidable bridges and
friendship to succeed in Nigeria and blasted South East governors for their
inability to handle the IPOB agitation. “I am one of those who have recently
shown pity on the South East governors. Their hasty proclamation on IPOB was
influenced by powerful interests. In fact, this is one reason that gave birth
to IPOB. So they should watch it; as a new movement of Igbos may sweep them and
their neo-colonial masters away. Igbo are lovers of good life and its
appurtenances and can’t be terrorists.”
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