The Senate Committee on the Review of the 1999 Constitution, South-East zonal public hearing, Enugu Centre, Friday concluded their sessions, with a passionate appeal from an emeritus professor of Political Science, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Obasi Igwe, to President Muhammadu Buhari to quickly “declare a state of peace in the South-East” where the Igbo are currently experiencing “an undeserved war” with Nigerian soldiers moving from house to house to arrest Igbo youths and take them to the slaughter.
Professor Igwe also condemned the shoot-at-sight order by the Inspector-General of Police, Mr Usman Alkali, to policemen in the South-East.
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He said, “We don’t excuse or support the killing of security people. They are the people we depend on for security. But that will not mean that we should accept war in the South-East.”
He said the Igbo nation was not at war with the Nigerian military nor the police and other security agencies; hence imposing war on the South-East was needless.
“Let there be a state of peace and reconciliation. Let Buhari and his group tour the nation and bring back hope and confidence to the populace. This is why we joined the All Progressives Congress (APC). I joined the party because of that word, progressive, but ironically, the country has spent six years to make sure that we are not progressives. But we have two years of opportunity to reverse gear to join civilization,’’ he said.
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