{"id":81581,"date":"2021-06-04T09:57:34","date_gmt":"2021-06-04T08:57:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=81581"},"modified":"2021-06-04T09:57:34","modified_gmt":"2021-06-04T08:57:34","slug":"intl-community-funding-secessionists-ayade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/intl-community-funding-secessionists-ayade\/","title":{"rendered":"Int\u2019l Community Funding Secessionists \u2014 Ayade"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade says foreign countries are funding secessionists in Africa in order to be in gun business.<\/p>\n<p>He was fielding questions from State House reporters Thursday after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari.<\/p>\n<p>Ayade, who recently defected from the People\u2019s Democratic Party to the All Progressives Congress, urged all Nigerians to come together to address the current security challenges in the country.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said: \u201cThe country is snowballing into a civil strife. We need to come together and support Mr. President to overcome the insurgency which is characterised by external militias who are paid for the purpose.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI know very clearly that they have basic interest in our natural resources, especially our tantalite and cobalt-related derivatives, as well as diamond and gold. As you know, what this international community does for Africa, once they see large deposit of natural resources, they\u2019ll be glad to see such country go to war.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn one side, they\u2019re funding enemies of state; on the other hand, they\u2019re funding secessionists so that they can be in the business of guns.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"yj6qo\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"adL\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\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>Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade says foreign countries are funding secessionists in Africa in order to be in gun business. 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