{"id":59063,"date":"2017-08-06T17:21:04","date_gmt":"2017-08-06T16:21:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=59063"},"modified":"2017-08-06T17:21:04","modified_gmt":"2017-08-06T16:21:04","slug":"igbos-must-remain-north-ganduje","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/igbos-must-remain-north-ganduje\/","title":{"rendered":"IGBOS MUST REMAIN IN THE NORTH \u2013 GANDUJE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has said that as leaders in<br \/>\nNorthern Nigeria, all governors in the region are solidly against ethnic<br \/>\nprejudice, as promoted by certain group of youth, declaring categorically<br \/>\nthat Igbos in the region will stay forever.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven if you want to go on your own, we will not allow you to leave. There<br \/>\nis a difference between I will not go and there is no where I can go. You<br \/>\ndon\u2019t have anywhere to go, this place is your home\u201d, he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>The governor stated this\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_204163788\"><span class=\"aQJ\">on Friday<\/span><\/span>\u00a0night when he received leaders of the<br \/>\nIgbo Delegates Assembly, IDA, led by the President- General, Chief Chi<br \/>\nNwogu, at the Government House in Kano.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, even foreigners are residing comfortably in Kano and<br \/>\nother parts of Northern Nigeria and are engaged in legitimate ventures,<br \/>\nadding that there is no basis to threaten other Nigerians, who<br \/>\ncollectively fought for the nation\u2019s independence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose advocating ethnic agitation from the East are not speaking for all<br \/>\nIgbos. Those of us, who as youth witnessed the Civil war, will never<br \/>\nadvocate secession\u201d, he stated.<\/p>\n<p>Governor Ganduje said the Northern youth who issued quit notice to Igbos<br \/>\nin the region have also been called to order by elders, civic and<br \/>\npolitical leaders, including governors and the Sultan of Sokoto, because<br \/>\nall well meaning people believe in one Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you have youths who have no elders, they are similar to riding a<br \/>\nhorse without a bridle. It can behave anyhow and anything can happening.<br \/>\nThis is what is happening\u201d, he maintained.<\/p>\n<p>He, therefore, described the meeting reconciliatory between the IDA<br \/>\nleadership and Coalition of Northern youths as timely, asserting that all<br \/>\nethnic groups in the country have advantages which if collectively<br \/>\nharnessed would make the country greater.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat is happening in Sudan is a lesson for all of us. The breakup of that<br \/>\ncountry has not taken them anywhere. We cannot afford to make that type of<br \/>\nmistake\u201d, he said.<\/p>\n<p>In his remarks, the President-General, Igbo Delegates Assembly, Chief Chi<br \/>\nNwogu, said there were in Kano to meet the Coalition of Northern Youth<br \/>\nGroups, in respect of the quit notice issued Igbos in the North by the<br \/>\nyouths.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth of us have agreed to set up a committee to sort out things and<br \/>\nensure that there is peace\u201d, he stressed.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Governor Ganduje also met with members of the Coalition of<br \/>\nNorthern Youth Groups, where he expressed happiness that they have<br \/>\nlistened to the voices of elders and accepted to stride the path of peace.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje of Kano state has said that as leaders in Northern Nigeria, all governors in the region are solidly against ethnic prejudice, as promoted by certain group&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":49873,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59063","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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