Only justice, equity will end Biafra’s agitation – Ikokwu

Only justice, equity will end Biafra’s agitation – Ikokwu

FOR 29 years after the 30-month Nigeria-Biafra war that ended in January 1970, after claiming about three million lives, nobody pushed for or agitated for the resurrection of the defunct Biafran Republic.

Speaking on the issue, yesterday, Second Republic politician, Chief Guy Ikokwu, who is also a lawyer, said arresting Kanu and other pro-Biafran crusaders would not end the agitation by the separatist groups.

According to him, the surest way out of the series of separatist agitations in the country is to ensure justice and equitable distribution of the resources of the country.

He disagreed with the treasonable charges slammed on Kanu and wondered what government would do to social media tigers, who he said have done worse things. His words: ‘’I don’t think Kanu should go in for treason. Technology has advanced so much that most people get their news from the social media. The issue at stake is that of civic rights. It is within the Constitution to say what you want to say without causing violence. I don’t see what is wrong in that. To go about arresting people and putting them in cells with hardened criminals is on the high side.

‘’If you talk about Radio Biafra, what about the social media, which is worse? What is government going to do? Will they arrest the social media owners and bloggers? They should release Kanu immediately. What they are doing is making people, who had no interest, to start looking for and listening to Radio Biafra.’’

Making a case for a just polity, he said: ‘’In the North-East, the Boko Haram insurgency has made government and a lot of people to bring $3billion for the rescue, restoration and repair of properties destroyed by Boko Haram.

‘’In the South-East and part of South-South, after the civil war, which claimed about three million lives, there has been no reparation and rebuilding.

Today, the South-South and South-East people are still trying on their own, 45 years after the war without support from government in terms of reparation and amenities. The Federal Government and other governments should look at this and ensure justice and equity to all parts of the country whether in terms of projects, education, employments, etc”.

-Vanguard