The Ohanaeze Ndigbo World Wide has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to tender an unreserved apology for using the civil war to threaten secessionist agitators in the South East.
Buhari had in a tweet, warned that he would treat secessionist agitators in the language they understand. This is after referencing how as a lieutenant, he was part of the war which claimed at least a million lives and the destruction of properties.
The Uche Okwukwu led Ohanaeze Ndigbo, through its spokesperson, Okechukwu Isiguzo, said Buhari should tender an unreserved apology to the Igbos over the comment.
The statement reads in part reads: “Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide had studied the proclamation of President Muhammadu Buhari on social media responding to the insecurity challenges in southeastern Nigeria and we obliged President Buhari to quickly rescind the threats of repeating the episode of the civil war experience which killed 3 million Igbo people and wreaked havoc on Igbo properties, but rather Mr. President should tender an unreserved apology to Ndigbo, for the civil war contentions against southeast to help avert possible misinterpretation of Nigerians misconstruing him.
“We are using this channel to remind President Buhari that killer herdsmen and Northern bandits based on the earlier warnings of USA Embassy Abuja that ‘were heading south to destabilize the region.’ The recent provocative onslaught against the southeast gave rise to Northern delinquents commandeered the moment to unleash affliction on security formations and government agencies like INEC.
“We are solidly behind the southeast Governors in these tribulations and difficulties to restore peace and stability in the southeast, and President Buhari should regularly be scheduled to meet with Igbo Governors and leaders including youths and agitators, this exhibition of love are what Nigerians expect from Buhari, not civil war magniloquence.
“Federal Government honored the Yoruba nation through MKO Abiola by the declaration of June 12 as Democracy Day to heal the psyche and wounds of the past, Southeast should be honored on June 12 Democracy Day through Presidential pardon and amnesty for all repentant Biafra agitators.
“We will not like to be threatened with the genocide of 30 months of Biafra War again.”