According to the report from the Sun, the President of the Indigenous Igbo Youths Congress (IIYC), Chief Mayor Echefu embraced the idea of allowing groups to peacefully separate from Nigeria if they so desire, asserting that forcing people to remain in an undesirable situation is counterproductive....READ THE FULL ARTICLE HERE ▶▶
He likened Nigeria to a forced marriage resulting from the colonial amalgamation of diverse cultures and viewpoints.
Echefu reiterated his belief that Nigeria has already fallen apart, citing instances of ethnic divisions such as the APC’s attempts to disenfranchise Igbo voters in Lagos.
He placed the blame on the APC leadership in Lagos for creating tension between the Yoruba and Igbo communities.
According to Mayor Echefu, “It is a welcome development and nobody should stop them. You cannot force people to belong to where they don’t want. Nigeria is a forced marriage. The colonial master cobbled people of diverse cultures, worldviews together and gave them a name and since then it has been contentions here and there. Any group that wants to go should be allowed to do so.
We have already disintegrated. When the APC Yoruba man doesn’t want the Igbo man to vote in Lagos, what do you call that? The leadership of APC in Lagos is responsible for the bad blood between the Yoruba and his Igbo brother.”
