The Reformed Oodua Peoples Congress, OPC, has described
leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu as a “nonentity”
for berating former President Olusegun Obasanjo and a National Leader of the All
Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu.
In a statement by the National President, Dare Adesope, the
group warned that it will no longer sit back and watch Kanu insult Yoruba
elders.
The group also described the IPOB leader as a man alien to
respect for elders.
The statement reads, “The OPC also supports the genuine
aspirations of all self-determination groups who pursue their aims through
non-violent means.
“The Nigerian constitution and several international
charters, to which the country is a signatory to, recognise the right to
freedom of association by anybody, whether individual, corporate or
institutional.
“However, in supporting such agitations, we must not shy
away from rebuking Nnamdi Kanu for the aspersions he has been casting in the
direction of our revered leaders.
“Kanu’s repeated condemnation of former President Olusegun
Obasanjo; former Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and others is
condemned in the strongest possible terms.
“The idea of respect for elders might be alien to Kanu and
his ilk, but it is a fundamental part of the Yoruba culture and tradition and
we cannot afford to overlook such transgressions.
“We therefore use this medium to warn Kanu and other such
individuals who are fond of making careless comments in relation to our
leaders; that OPC will no longer sit back and allow this bunch of nonentities
to disrespect our leaders or to use them to score cheap political scores.”
By Seun Opejobi
