Igbo sociopolitical group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has stated that Northern governors are planning to break-up Nigeria by their conduct and utterances.
This declaration came in wake of the rejection by the Northern Governors’ Forum of rotating Nigeria’s presidency between the North and the Southern part in 2023.
Okechukwu Osiguzoro, the Ohanaeze Secretary-General, made this assertion on Tuesday via a statement describing the move by the NGF as ‘weakness’ towards sustaining the unity of the country.
The statement read in part; “Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide maintains that attempts to jettison the rotational presidency in 2023, and the North insisting to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari will be unfavorable and weakness towards sustaining the unity and stability in the country as it will favor the declarations of Oduduwa and Biafra nations by 2024.
“Northern Governors’ miscalculation on 2023 and meandering on blind excitements of opposing the position of southern Governors’ standpoints has put the Northern Governors as exponents of Nigeria’s breakup.
“If another Northerner succeeds President Buhari in 2023, he/she might not be able to be the superintendent over the affairs of the country as Nigeria might face brutal challenges from secessionist groups with full backing up from ethnic groups as a result of a revolt against the injustice against South and excesses of the North.
“Ndigbo may join with IPOB, to declare for Biafra restoration in the event of any conspiracy against the 2023 Igbo Presidency.
“Northern Governors should apologize to Nigerians for these subversive and provocative responses to 2023 Southern Presidency or should face the consequences of unable to read the mood of the nation with favors the southern presidency of Igbo bloc.”
Meanwhile, the House of Representatives and the Senate have again engaged in a battle of supremacy over Bills sent for concurrence.
1st News learnt that the House on Tuesday received two bills for concurrence but they were stepped down.
One is a Bill for an Act to Establish Chartered Institute of Directors of Nigeria to Provide Professional Training to Directors and Promote Effective Governance, Public Accountability, and Professional Efficiency
The other is a Bill for an Act to provide for the Establishment of Federal University of Agriculture and Technology, at Aboh, Delta.
Angered by the attitude of the Senate towards Bills sent to it by the House of Representatives; members became agitated, claiming that the Bills should be stepped down.
About 69 Bills passed by the House were awaiting concurrence by the Senate.
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