Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha yesterday took a swipe at
the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
Addressing State House correspondents in Abuja, the governor
said Kanu lacks the capacity to lead the Igbo nation to war.
Okorocha, who asked Nigerians to regard Kanu as a young man
seeking relevance, said those boys clamouring for Biafra were frustrated and
were merely venting their frustration.
He was responding to a question on whether he would advise
Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, having met with stakeholders, to consult Kanu,
a principal actor in the agitations.
Okorocha said while Kanu could ride on the sentiment of the
alleged Igbo marginalization to push his agenda, the entire Igbos were not
speaking with him (Kanu).
“You must understand the position of a thing and what has
created this hullabaloo if you like and the big noise about this whole thing.
Nnamdi Kanu was a breakout of MOSSOP out of agitation. So, it is agitation,
agitation, agitation.
“Nnamdi Kanu, a young man seeking relevance, agitating for
whatever he believes in, what he stands for, must be treated separately from
the entire Igbo nation. The question is: does Nnamdi Kanu has the capacity to
lead Igbos to war? Or lead me and the governors to war? So, I will stand now
and Nnamdi Kanu will tell me stand up, let’s go to war? So, sometimes, we over
dramatize issues just to make a big deal out of it and that has been the big
challenge.”
He said the 17 northern youths that recently gave the quit
notice to the Igbo resident in the region could not be said to have spoken for
millions of Arewa youths.
The governor warned that agitation,if not well taken care
of, would consume the country one day.
By Isiaka Wakili
