Biafra: It’s too late to pull out of Nigeria— Jude Idimogu

A Lagos lawmaker , Mr Jude Idimogu , on Saturday , said it was too late for the Igbo nation to pull out of Nigeria .


Idimogu , representing Oshodi / Isolo Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN ) in Lagos that secession would be injurious to the Igbos .


He said : “ As a full blooded Igbo man and a Nigerian, I believe , Igbo staying in Nigeria as an entity will prosper the Igbo nation better than pulling out .


“ After the 1967 Civil war , the Igbo man started all
over again to build up ; now Igbo nation has made
progress in terms of economy and politics .


“ Though the Igbo nation has not reached where it
is expected to be politically , we should dialogue
rather than be creating war scenarios.


‘’It is too late to pull out (of Nigeria ) , Igbo nation
has united Nigeria because they have businesses
everywhere in this country , ” the lawmaker said.


The lawmaker urged Mr Nnamdi Kanu , the Leader
of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra
(IPOB ), to rescind from any action that could
create enmity against Igbos around the country .


He urged the Igbo nation to unite with other
ethnic groups in the country to articulate their
grievances and actualised their dreams .


“ My children were born in Lagos and some of
them don’t even know their state of origin , they
speak Yoruba and so many Igbo children are like
that across the North and West .


“ We have our future in Nigeria . The only thing
Igbo nation should fight for is political power not
by creating war scenario but by merging with
other nations /tribes in Nigeria – the Northerners
and Westerners .


“ Most Igbos , over 50 per cent, don’t even believe
in Biafra because they have counted the cost from
1970 after the war till 2017 . No one wants to go
back to square one ; it is not possible .


“ As a person , I am against it ; what the Igbo man
should struggle for in this entity are equality,
fairness and justice , not pulling out .


“ It is very late to pull out , it will be difficult
because majority of us are not ready to fight any
war ; I don’t want to lose my life nor my sons and
daughter in war ; I believe we can make Nigeria
our home, ’’ he said.


According to him, even if the Igbo nation wants to
pull out of Nigeria , it is not going to be overnight
or by aggression , rather it should be via a friendly
and democratic process.


“ Kanu should calm down , unite with Ohanaeze
Ndigbo , a tree cannot make a forest , ” the
lawmaker said.


NAN reports that there had been several agitations by IPOB for a Sovereign State of Biafra, the development that lead to the proscription of the group .