Ohaneze youths fault call for dissolution of Nigeria by Arewa youths via @iKanzee_RR

UMUAHIA- OHANEZE Youth Council (OYC) has
condemned in strong terms the call by Arewa
Youth Development Foundation for the
dissolution of Nigeria as a country, describing
it as a big offence that warrants treasonable
prosecution.
OYC also condemned the demand by the
Arewa Youths for Southerners in the North to
leave within two weeks and for Northerners in
the South to do the same, saying that it was
“uncalled for and unconstitutional”.
Ohaneze Youths in a statement by its National
President, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, said that “it
was shocking that at this time Nigeria is
passing through serious security breaches,
some misguided youths under sponsorship by
fifth columnists could be making divisive calls
inimical to their fatherland”.
According to Isiguzoro, Igbo youths were
being used by some disgruntled persons who
did not wish the country well and urged
Nigerians to resist their plan.
“Our concern about the shameful outing in the
palace of Emir of Kano is that the youths of
the region who have been notoriously misruled
for long by the same people that sent them on
the dirty mission should have rather
questioned their sponsors on their ignoble
roles in bringing the region and Nigeria to its
present situation.
“The same people that foisted penury,
deprivation and frustration on the innocent
talakwas (commoners) of the North are now
sending them mischievously on an errand that
threatens Nigeria’s unity. Our message to the
contemporary youths of the North is to resist
the attempt of the fifth columnist and
merchants of topsy-turvy politics to herd them
into an ill-fated mission”, OYC youth leader
said.
He however noted that not all Northerners are
part of the group out to pull down the country,
and urged the North to resist those who hide
under the cloak of the North to cause
confusion and chaos, saying “we know these
few elements that pretend to be the
conscience of the North and we also know the
true conscience of the North.”
OYC also made it clear that there was no
threat to any Northerner in the South-East or
Igboland and assured the Northerners not to
panic, as there was or cause for alarm.
“Our attention has been drawn to a
provocative warning against Ndigbo by the
Arewa Consultative Forum, threatening to
interfere with Igbo businesses in the North.
This is also on the heels of the call by the
Arewa Youth Development Foundation for
Southerners to quit the North within two
weeks.
“This is a similar approach to the event that
culminated to the unfortunate crisis of the
middle of late 60’s when undue sentiment,
emotional outburst and propaganda were
allowed to take the better part of reasoning of
some people in the North. Later, millions of
innocent Igbos and Easterners were to pay the
supreme sacrifice.
“The truth is that there is no single threat to
any Northerner in the South East or Igboland.
They are here doing their normal businesses
and unmolested by anybody. The Governors of
the zone as the Chief security officers of their
various states only took constitutional
measures to safeguard their states against
insecurity, especially in view of the recent
discoveries and arrests of Boko Haram
suspects in the zone. Do the Arewa people
want the South-East Governors and people to
keep quiet in the face of Boko Haram threat to
the zone”, OYC said.