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The Secretary General of the Arewa Consultative Forum, Anthony Sani, has restated that the North is not afraid of Nigeria breaking up but prefers a strong, united country.
In an interview with VANGUARD, Sani noted that the Nnamdi Kanu and members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has the right to agitate for separation.
He said: “The IPOB has the right to agitate for separation. Many nations go through such agitations. Examples include the state of Alaska where some people want to leave America to join Russia. We have some people in Xinjiang Province in China who do not want to be part of China. Some people in Aceh in Indonesia are separatists just like in Quebec in Canada. You heard what happened in Catalonia in Spain and Scotland in Britain. So there is nothing exotic or quixotic in hankering for separation by some groups. After all, the good things of life are not natural order of things but attained through ceaseless hard work by not only the leaders but also by everyone.
“Majority in the North do not fear separation, though are of the view that the certain benefits for one united big Nigeria are more than the uncertain gains in separation. More so for the Igbo who settle and invest in other climes than the reverse.”
The ACF secretary also alleged that insecurity posed by insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery, etc, are all exported to the North from the South.
“The South has ruled for more years under the nascent democracy. The military junta who ruled did not do so on behalf of the North. And if we compare the socio-economic status of the North by way of number of universities, schools, roads, etc with what obtains today, however, the pace, majority of northerners count their blessings one-by-one.
“The only regret is the insecurity posed by insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, armed robbery, etc, most of which have been exported to the North from the South but which we hope to overcome. After all, we know that over the long history of nations and long lives of individuals, the powerful and the powerless, the rich and the poor often switch places.
“Our situation is not beyond redemption given purposeful leadership and the best of every northerner,” he said.
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