A Lagos
lawmaker, Jude Idimogu, on Saturday, said it was too late for the Igbo nation
to pull out of Nigeria.
Mr. Idimogu, representing Oshodi/Isolo
Constituency II in the Lagos State House of Assembly, told the News Agency of
Nigeria 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 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.
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