ENUGU, Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Archbishop of Enugu Ecclesiastical Province of the Anglican Communion, Dr. Emmanuel Chukwuma has urged the Federal Government to as a matter of urgency, address critical issues that necessitated the ongoing agitation for a Sovereign State of Biafra.
He said though Nigeria’s unity remains paramount in the minds of majority of Ndigbo, the present central government under President Muhammadu Buhari must endeavour to make justice, equity and fair play its watchdog.
The senior clergy was addressing reporters yesterday in Enugu on burning national issues regarding the Southeast and Nigeria.
He posited that the agitation for Biafra was borne out of age long marginalisation and neglect of the Igbo nation.
Archbishop Chukwuma insisted that apart from the arrest of their leader, members of the Nnamdi Kanu-led Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) and Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) were agitating due to frustration and neglect by successive Federal Governments.
“The agitators need to be empowered and gainfully employed. The Federal Government should also stabilise power in the Southeast so that industries will begin to function uninterrupted and by so doing, provide jobs for these aggrieved youths,” Chukwuma advised.
Urging the Biafra agitators to embrace peace and dialogue, he appealed to President Buhari to obey court order and release Kanu unconditionally.
“Mr. President should temper justice with mercy and order the release of Nnamdi Kanu unconditionally,
“We want to assure Mr. President that we are ready to direct Kanu and his group aright, once he is released. He added that the Federal Government should set him free and tap from his vast knowledge in technological advancement.”
Credit: The Nation (Nigeria)
