www.odogwublog.com reports that the
Eastern Consultative Assembly ( ECA) has told the Chief of Army Staff,
Gen. Buratai that deploying more solders to the South East would not
stop the agitation for Biafra.
ECA
was responding to the recent launching of Operation Python Dance by the
Army which it claimed was to help tackle security challenges in the
South East zone.
Secretary General of ECA, Evang.
Elliot Ugochukwu- Uko, in a press statement Sunday, criticized the Army
for the operation which it alleged was to intimidate Biafra agitators
to give up the struggle for self- determination.
His words: "The
paranoia, the prevarication and the invasion of pythons cannot in
anyway alter the resolve of our people, who are completely fed up with
Nigeria as presently constituted and have wholly resolved to stay away
from Nigerian affairs, including voting in elections, until Nigeria is
restructured into a truly federal nation.
"No amount of quit notices,hate songs, cobra or viper dance can stop the restructuring of Nigeria, if Nigeria will survive.
"The hubris of the oppressor, could only lead to a direct provocation of the peaceful but angry masses of eastern Nigeria, who continue to bear in a remarkable stoic manner, the savagery of the Fulani herdsmen, who clearly are above the law,while praying fervently for the much desired freedom. "
ECA
warned of the grave consequences of militarising South East zone which
is already suffering political exclusion from the Federal Government.
"Any
attempt to slap the honour and dignity of the people, could lead to
unintended consequences. We are not perturbed by the desperate follies
of a clueless oppressor.
"For
the second time in ten months, heavy military equipment, acquired with
oil proceeds are rolled into eastern Nigeria in line with the two year
old policy to intimidate,terrorize and silence the long oppressed people
of the region,whose only sin is that together with three other zones of
the country, they cry for a restructuring of Nigeria, to enthrone
fiscal federalism and regional autonomy like we had in the first
republic.
"Owners
of Nigeria who created 36 unviable states according to their whims and
handed us a military constitution,say they are only
ready to use brute force to try to sustain the unworkable unitary structure that has brought misery and sorrow to 196 million Nigerians".
ready to use brute force to try to sustain the unworkable unitary structure that has brought misery and sorrow to 196 million Nigerians".
Operation python dance won't stop Biafra agitation, ECA tells army
Reviewed by Unknown
on
Sunday, September 10, 2017
Rating:
No comments: