President Should Move To Curb Ethnic Tension – Afenifere

By Amechi Ekpeneru

Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere has accused President Muhammadu Buhari of heightening tension among ethnic nationalities in the country.

The group described as unfortunate recent comments by the President that Kano and Kaduna got two ministerial slots because of the huge votes they gave him in the 2019 presidential election.

Speaking through its National Publicity Secretary, Yinka Odumakin, Afenifere said Buhari was failing in his duties as father of the nation.

Afenifere said the already tensed situation in the country was being compounded by the president’s utterances.

Odumakin urged the President to immediately summon a meeting 

of all ethnic nationalities in the country where their grievances could be addressed.

 “It is not only the grievances of IPOB that President Muhammadu Buhari should address, he should address the grievances in the land across board.

“I don’t know how it does not occur to the president that at this stage, we should be summoning Nigerians to dialogue over the state of the nation, how to bring down tension, how to build an inclusive country.

“How can the president go to Kaduna and say ‘I gave you two ministerial slots because you gave me the highest votes?

“Is that what he should be saying this season? Is that the kind of song the president should be singing?

“As the father of the nation, you should be looking at ways to lower tensions and bring people together as the father of all, build an inclusive country, and begin to address the grievances of all sections of the country and not to continue to pour petrol on a burning refuse.

“What was the reason for allowing Sheikh El-Zakzaky to return to the country? And look at their sickening argument that he wanted to stay in a five-star hotel. Even if he wants a 10-star hotel, why not allow it for the sake of peace?

“They should know the anti-corruption mood is not the mood in which you govern a country. We need a leader who gives all Nigerians a sense of belonging.

“Until the president begins to do that, Nigeria will continue to stumble from one crisis to another,” Afenifere said.

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