Kanu, Igboho: FG Has No Option Than To … –Gani Adams

How do you think is the best way for the Federal Government  (FG) to handle cases of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho?

Gani Adams, the Aareonakakanfo of Yorubaland, has given what he believes is the only option for the FG.

First, he argued that whether the Federal Government believe in the causes the two men were fighting or not, that  their followers believe in it, and that the only option is for the federal government to proffer a political solution to the two cases

Adams who made these submissions in an interview with The Punch stated his conviction that what was best for the country was autonomy for the federating units.

Autonomy he argued is the the best political solution to resolve the various secessionist groups.

Thus, Adams aligned himself with a statement by the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami (SAN), that the Federal Government won’t rule out political solution to resolving the crisis surrounding separatist agitations in Nigeria.

“The Federal Government have no choice than to proffer political solution to the two cases – Igboho and Kanu – because whether the Federal Government believe in their cause or not, their followers believe in what they are doing.

“In the South-East, the people already have the mindset that they are being shortchanged and marginalised in the political system. What they are agitating for is either to have their liberation or get a certain autonomy.

“And for Igboho, I haven’t seen the offence Igboho committed than warranted criminal charges. He was pressing his demands peacefully and if the government wants to move this country forward, if the Federal Government does not want agitations to breed in other regions, it should resolve the two cases politically, it is the best option to douse tension.”

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“The government should not only resolve the issue of Igboho and Kanu but to listen to the cries of the people. Even though the government does not allow secession, it should allow the federating units to develop at their pace so that more agitation won’t rise because, without this, more agitations may arise in the country because people are hungry and angry.”