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Chief Femi Fani- Kayode on Monday berated the Convener
of the Coalition of Northern Politicians, Academics,
Professionals and Businessmen, Dr. Junaid Mohammed,
describing his comments that President Muhammadu Buhari
owes Igbos nothing as most most insensitive, cruel and Puerile.
Responding to comments credited to Junaid, Fani- Kayode in
a message to Vanguard noted that his statements that If the
igbo feel marginalised they should attempt to break away again,
was most uncharitable and careless, warning that if there was
any attempt to butcher the Ibos or a repeat of what happened
in 1966, it would be resisted by not only the Ibos, but by all
Nigerians, with attempt to secede, which according to him,
would be successful.
According to him, the like of Junaid must learn from history,
our mistakes, preach peace and peaceful coexistence, rather that
boast and beat our chests for yet another round of war. Fani-
Kayode reacting to a statement titled, ” If the igbo feel
marginalised they should attempt to break away again”- Dr.
Junaid Mohammed, The Punch Newspaper, 17th August 2015,
said, “Given the immense suffering that the igbo were subjected
to both before, during and after the civil war this is one of most
insensitive, cruel and puerile comments that I have heard in
recent times.
“I daresay that if Junaid Mohammed’s Nigeria ever
butchers over 100,000 innocent igbo civilians again, as
they did in the north in 1966 just before the civil war,
there will indeed be another attempt to secede, but this
time it will not only be successful, but they will also
take many others with them.
“Rather than boast and beat our chests, we must learn
from our history and we must never repeat its
mistakes.” Dr. Junaid Mohammed, had in an interview
in one of the national dailiies dismissed the sentiments
shared by a former Governor of Anambra State that
the Igbo have not been treated fairly in the governance
of Nigeria.
Junaid who noted that people of the Igbo nation have enjoyed
favourable treatment, said it was wrong to reward the Igbo
simply on the basis of the Nigerian Civil War, which lasted
between 1967 and 1970.
Mohammed had said,
“If it is about Buhari making the appointments based
on merit, I have no problems with it. I don’t believe
Buhari or Nigeria owes any Igbo anything. I don’t
care what Ezeife says; if they had seceded, there would
have been no Nigeria today. As people who acted
outside the interest of Nigeria as a country, to expect
compensation is a very odd logic.
“If the Igbo don’t like it, they can attempt secession
again. If they do, they must be prepared to live with
the consequences. Nobody owes them anything and
nobody is out to compensate them for anything.”
Vanguard
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