Biafra: Igbos using agitation to intimidate Buhari – Prof. Sagay

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against
Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, SAN, has said that Igbos were
intimidating President Muhammadu Buhari with the Biafra agitation
in order to get appointments.

Sagay, who came down hard on proponents of the agitation of
Biafra Republic, said they were doing so for selfish reasons in
interview with Daily Independent.

According to him, the agitation for Biafra became so serious
after former President Goodluck Jonathan’s tenure, adding that
those clamouring for a new country were doing so in order to
intimidate Buhari.

Sagay described the Igbo as die-hard loyalists of Jonathan, and
noted that the Igbos, who occupied 50 percent of federal positions
in the country under the Jonathan administration resorted to
rigging for the PDP in the last general elections.

He said, “I have been studying elections very closely in this
country since 2007. The Igbos were committed to Goodluck Jonathan.
But they didn’t leave it at that just convince people to vote for
him.

“They decided to rig for PDP and Jonathan. They did that yet,
the party still lost out at the federal level. So, they lost
out.

“If you look at Jonathan’s government, the Igbos were in almost
50 percent of positions in this country. But they lost out because
of their rigging and opportunism and lack of principle.

“And now they want to take it out on Buhari by resurrecting
Biafra. They want to intimidate Buhari so much. They will now want
to negotiate with them and start giving them things and positions
they don’t deserve. That is intimidation and threat for no just
cause

“In summary, they rigged themselves out of contention in the
present administration and they are not prepared to accept the
consequence of their own actions.”

Chairman of the Presidential Advisory Committee Against
Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay, SAN, has said that Igbos were
intimidating President Muhammadu Buhari with the Biafra agitation
in order to get appointments.

Sagay, who came down hard on proponents of the agitation of
Biafra Republic, said they were doing so for selfish reasons in
interview with Daily Independent.

According to him, the agitation for Biafra became so serious
after former President Goodluck Jonathan’s tenure, adding that
those clamouring for a new country were doing so in order to
intimidate Buhari.

Sagay described the Igbo as die-hard loyalists of Jonathan, and
noted that the Igbos, who occupied 50 percent of federal positions
in the country under the Jonathan administration resorted to
rigging for the PDP in the last general elections.

He said, “I have been studying elections very closely in this
country since 2007. The Igbos were committed to Goodluck Jonathan.
But they didn’t leave it at that just convince people to vote for
him.

“They decided to rig for PDP and Jonathan. They did that yet,
the party still lost out at the federal level. So, they lost
out.

“If you look at Jonathan’s government, the Igbos were in almost
50 percent of positions in this country. But they lost out because
of their rigging and opportunism and lack of principle.

“And now they want to take it out on Buhari by resurrecting
Biafra. They want to intimidate Buhari so much. They will now want
to negotiate with them and start giving them things and positions
they don’t deserve. That is intimidation and threat for no just
cause

“In summary, they rigged themselves out of contention in the
present administration and they are not prepared to accept the
consequence of their own actions.”