Sultan condemns Arewa youths threat to Igbos, Nigeria’s disintegration

SULTAN of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has said that he
is never in agreement with or support of any plan or attempt to
attack the Igbos in the north.

According to the reverred monarch” If anybody or group of
persons plans negative attack on the Igbos it should be done to him
first.”

Abubakar who made the remark in Sokoto when he recieved the
world Igbo union leader, His Imperial Majesty (HIM) Sir Dr. Meshach
said he was against the so called ultimatum by the Arewa youths
that Igbos should vacate the north by October.

The religious leader who also commented on the term
“Restructuring” pointed out that it does not mean galvanizing or
dividing Nigeria, but, simply means making adjustment here and
there for equal accommodation to all and sundry in the country.

He said it was a purposeful agitation for pure equity and fair
play; religiously, socially and economically.

He said the agitation for pulling out by some people or calls
for disintegration cannot solve any of the problems facing the
country and that dividing it into many parts is not the solution to
the mirage of problems bedeviling the nation as this will lead to
towns and villages clamouring to become independent.

Abubakar further said the way forward is round table dialogue,
talking humanly not carrying arms or dangerous weapons.

He maintained ” that will never lead to peace and that he
believed there are genuine complaints here and there bordering on
marginalization but the way out is by peaceful resolution.”

The roal father strongly blamed the nation’s politicians for
most of the problems being faced by most Nigerians saying “they
come to you during campaigns, promise you heaven in your house, air
conditions on all roads and milk entering your mouth hourly with
out any effort from you and, as soon as they win, Vum Abuja then
they starts planning or arranging comfort for themselves while some
from rural areas move to state capital with careless abandonment of
the voters”, he noted.

He called on the electorates to ensure their votes go to
credible persons seeking political offices.

” That is the only way forward even as I condemn all about the
quit order, the violence method of agitations for independence,
kidnappings, vandalization and hiding under religion to kill
through the use of suicide bombing instruments believing that it
will lead one to heaven”, which according to him, will only land
the person in hell-fire because Islam never teach or preach such
act.‎

Earlier, the world Igbo Union leader, His Imperial Majesty,
(HIM), Meshach Ahanta (Gburugburu Igbo Dum), proudly stated that
Igbos are the first Nigerian followed by others and that they are
not going anywhere from the north as the Arewa youths ordered.

Meshach who was in company of prominent Igbo Chiefs and men
residing in Sokoto paid the Sultan a courtesy call said that he has
been going round calling Igbos to know that they cannot leave
peacefully in isolation from Nigeria rather they should work
towards ensuring proper reintegration, reconstruction as promised
by the former head of state, Gen. YakubuGowon and may also includes
agitation for creation of more states in the South-East to meet up
with other Geopolitical Zones of the country, Nigeria.

SULTAN of Sokoto, Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III has said that he
is never in agreement with or support of any plan or attempt to
attack the Igbos in the north.

According to the reverred monarch” If anybody or group of
persons plans negative attack on the Igbos it should be done to him
first.”

Abubakar who made the remark in Sokoto when he recieved the
world Igbo union leader, His Imperial Majesty (HIM) Sir Dr. Meshach
said he was against the so called ultimatum by the Arewa youths
that Igbos should vacate the north by October.

The religious leader who also commented on the term
“Restructuring” pointed out that it does not mean galvanizing or
dividing Nigeria, but, simply means making adjustment here and
there for equal accommodation to all and sundry in the country.

He said it was a purposeful agitation for pure equity and fair
play; religiously, socially and economically.

He said the agitation for pulling out by some people or calls
for disintegration cannot solve any of the problems facing the
country and that dividing it into many parts is not the solution to
the mirage of problems bedeviling the nation as this will lead to
towns and villages clamouring to become independent.

Abubakar further said the way forward is round table dialogue,
talking humanly not carrying arms or dangerous weapons.

He maintained ” that will never lead to peace and that he
believed there are genuine complaints here and there bordering on
marginalization but the way out is by peaceful resolution.”

The roal father strongly blamed the nation’s politicians for
most of the problems being faced by most Nigerians saying “they
come to you during campaigns, promise you heaven in your house, air
conditions on all roads and milk entering your mouth hourly with
out any effort from you and, as soon as they win, Vum Abuja then
they starts planning or arranging comfort for themselves while some
from rural areas move to state capital with careless abandonment of
the voters”, he noted.

He called on the electorates to ensure their votes go to
credible persons seeking political offices.

” That is the only way forward even as I condemn all about the
quit order, the violence method of agitations for independence,
kidnappings, vandalization and hiding under religion to kill
through the use of suicide bombing instruments believing that it
will lead one to heaven”, which according to him, will only land
the person in hell-fire because Islam never teach or preach such
act.‎

Earlier, the world Igbo Union leader, His Imperial Majesty,
(HIM), Meshach Ahanta (Gburugburu Igbo Dum), proudly stated that
Igbos are the first Nigerian followed by others and that they are
not going anywhere from the north as the Arewa youths ordered.

Meshach who was in company of prominent Igbo Chiefs and men
residing in Sokoto paid the Sultan a courtesy call said that he has
been going round calling Igbos to know that they cannot leave
peacefully in isolation from Nigeria rather they should work
towards ensuring proper reintegration, reconstruction as promised
by the former head of state, Gen. YakubuGowon and may also includes
agitation for creation of more states in the South-East to meet up
with other Geopolitical Zones of the country, Nigeria.