Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said that it is unfair to deny the Igbos the presidency for attempting to break out of Nigeria. Obasanjo stated that there is no section in Nigeria that has not planned secession and so blaming the Igbos for seceding from the country is ‘nonsense’.👉 For More READ FULL CONTENT FROM THE SOURCE ↔️
The former head of state expressed disappointment at comments that suggest that no Igbo man would become president in Nigeria because of the January 15, 1966 coup.
He made this statement when a 20-man delegation of the League of Northern Democrats, led by former Kano State Governor Ibrahim Shekarau, paid a visit to the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
The elder statesman pointed out that even the north attempted to secede from Nigeria. He noted that there was a strong move by the North to pull out of Nigeria through what he called Araba.
“I think all of us in Nigeria have to rethink… It bleeds my heart when people say because the Igbo had carried out a secession, an Igbo man cannot be the president of Nigeria.
“I say what nonsense? There is no section of Nigeria that has not planned a secession. What is ‘Araba’ in the North? The North planned to break up Nigeria. Ahmed Jooda, a very good friend of mine, said that. “What is treasonable felony? So, who among us can say I am better than the other? None! So, let us put our heads together and build a country together,” he said.👉 For More READ FULL CONTENT FROM THE SOURCE ↔️
