The Deputy President of Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, asked those who are agitating for the creation of Biafran Republic from Nigeria under the auspices of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), to shield their swords even though they are on good course.
According to Senator Ekweremadu, circumstances that gave birth to agitations for Biafra 50 years ago have returned in full force, but appealed to Ndigbo not to be provoked into “armed struggle no matter the intimidation, harassment and marginalization.”
The deputy senate President, who spoke today, Saturday at the World Igbo Congress (WIC) Summit, stressed the need for fair and equitable treatment of Ndigbo as bonafide and important component of the Nigerian federation, saying that Ndigbo have become endangered species in a country where they ought to be equal partners.
At the occasion, which held without any of the governors and leadership of the Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, in attendance, the leaders insisted that redressing appointments and projects skewed against Ndigbo by the present administration would check rising agitations.
Ekweremadu said that the National Assembly would always uphold the rights of every part of the nation to equity and fairness, adding that it is worrisome that no Igbo man exists in the commanding heights of the security sector of the country. [myad]
