The
Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra on Friday asked
the Federal Government to stop harassing the family of former President
Goodluck Jonathan, especially his wife, Patience.
The
group described what the wife of the former president was passing through as a
witch-hunt and character assassination.
The
leader of MASSOB, Uchenna Madu, in a statement, alleged that Federal
Government’s aim was to demoralise her because of her rising profile, urging
President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the impunity.
The
statement partly read, “MASSOB is aware that Mrs. Patience Jonathan is
experiencing attacks by the Buhari-led Federal Government because it sees her
as a primary supporter of her husband.
“The
Federal Government sees her as the superwoman that became the barrier in
breaking the soul of her husband. The Federal Government believes that if
eventually they cage Mrs. Patience Jonathan, her husband will collapse
politically.
“Because
of religious and political hatred against Ndigbo by the Buhari-led Federal
Government, it is not happy with the administration of former President
Jonathan, who conceded a fair treatment to Ndigbo and that is why the
government is punishing her because she is an Igbo daughter.”
He
said there was no such witch-hunt against other “Hausa- Fulani daughters,” who
were first ladies before Jonathan.
He
added, “Some public office holders in the Buhari-led Federal Government have
committed overwhelming and outrageous financial misappropriation, money
laundering and anti-government offences without prosecution or retrieving
government assets and money from them.
“MASSOB
therefore advises the people of the eastern region to build and grow the spirit
of defending their own because Nigeria, which is a mere geographical
expression, is a no-man’s-land and inheritance.”
“Our
people must eschew the spirit of cowardice. The diverse ethnic nationalities of
eastern region must know that by virtue of traditional, cultural, religious and
social heritage bestowed on our people by our ancestors, we are brothers and
sisters. We must be bold and eloquent in defending our own.”
-Punch
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