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Published on July 30, 2017

A former governor of Abia state and chairman of Slok group, Orji Uzor Kalu has said that the Biafran agitation being spearheaded by the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, will not succeed.
Kalu, while delivering a lecture at the Inauguration of an Igbo support group for Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, in Lokoja on Saturday, Kalu insinuated that the actualization of Biafra will not be possible now.
In his words: “We must fix Nigeria to work for all inclusive of all aspiration of all. We (Igbo) have made progress but it is not yet Uhuru for us. This is not the time to pop champagne but a time for conscious reflection on the road we have passed, where we are and where we intend to be in the years ahead.
As Igbos, we must stop listening to people who says Biafra is possible. If we want Biafra we must first ensure that referendum is included in the constitutional review.
Nigeria should be thinking of annexing other Africa country rather than dividing it. China is 2 billion and not talking about secession. But Nigeria with less than 200 million populace is talking secession,”.
Kalu also decried the rise of Ethnic activism while reacting to the Igbo quit notice by Arewa youths. He said; “Recently, we have witnessed a rise in ethnic activism. A lot of people have expressed fears that Nigeria may be coming to an end.
Well in politics, you have to entertain all manner of fears while working on possibilities. However, because of that fears, we have seen a ‘quit notice’ order from some northern youth groups.
I will focus on the possibilities. And the first is that a United Nigeria is an easier possibility than a balkanized country. I see a more united country rising from the ashes of hate and fear. However, the issues raised have causes some to wonder if the Igbo have leaders. Of course, Igbo’s leaders are talking and dialoguing. In politics, you often dialogue more than you talk.