Northerners Living In South-east Have Nothing To Fear, Ohanaeze Insists

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The President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Chief John Nnia Nwodo, has assured northerners resident in the South-east of their safety, stating that the country should not be allowed to experience another civil war.
He stated this on Thursday when he led leaders of Igbo groups on a courtesy visit to the Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje at the Government House in Kano.
Leader of the apex-Igbo socio-cultural group stated that every Nigerians could live in any part of the country of his choice without discrimination or harassment.
According to him, “Every Nigerian can live in any part of the country of his choice and no harm will ever come to a Northerner in the East.
“When the temperature is high we tend to forget what bind us together and we forget the sweet past.
“If there was any disturbance in Kano where we have 1.6 million Igbos, the entire Igboland would have been in mourning by now.”
He commended the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, and Kano state government for promoting peace and brotherhood among the people.
The Igbo leader, who stated that the visit was to deliver the message of all Ndigbo and leaders in the zone, said, “Nigeria should not experience war the second time as it will not augur well for the country.
“We must remain partners in progress of our country as we have seen how our own fathers lived to make it grow and develop,” he said.
Asserting that the unity and peaceful co-existence must be the responsibility of all, Nwodo urged members of the group to remain law abiding, peaceful and respect the laws of Kano State in particular and Nigeria in general.
In his remarks, Acting Governor of Kano, Prof. Hafiz Abubakar told the delegation that the state would always be home for all Nigerians irrespective of their religious beliefs.
He said that people of the state accepted the Igbo as their brothers and called on them to continue to live in peace with one another for the socio-economic development of the country.
Abubakar then charged Nigerians to always find an amicable and civilised way of handling issues.
His words, “I am calling on Nigerians to always find an amicable and civilised way of settling disputes.
“Our diversity is a blessing and we as a government we are in constant dialogue with critical stakeholders in the state to promote peace and harmony,” he said.
The acting governor commended the Ohanaeze delegation for the visit, assuring them of the commitment of Ganduje’s administration to promote peaceful coexistence among different groups in the state.

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