Written by elombah.com
THE Coalition of Arewa youths that issued a quit
notice to the Igbo residing in the north will reconsider their stand following
the position of Southeast leaders, Alhaji Shettima Yerima said yesterday.
Yerima, president of Arewa Youth Consultative
Forum (AYCF), one of the youth groups that issued the October 1 deadline, was
quoted by TheNation Newspaper to have said that they were pleased that the Igbo
leaders strongly condemned the pro-Biafra agitators.
“We are happy that the Igbo leaders have taken a
step to curtail some people who have been trying to hold the country down
through their actions.”
Yerima said the ultimatum was issued because the
leaders did not do anything to caution the agitators, who were hell bent in
causing trouble for the country.
“Now that they have said they remain committed to
indivisible Nigeria, we will reconsider our position on the matter,” Yerima
said, adding: “We will have to discuss with the stakeholders across the North,
what the Igbo leaders did is a welcome development. If they had done this the
past, we would not have reasons to take the step we took.
“It is unfortunate that they allowed their
position and leadership to be undermined by one fraudster, toying with the
destiny of over 40 million people, which is not right.
“We are also saying people should not just fold
their hands and allow some people who are desperate for relevance to toy with
their collective destiny. We will meet and discuss the matter because we are
truly proud of Nigeria.
“Now that they have done what we expect of them,
we would have to reconsider our position. We will meet and make our position
known to the world.”
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