Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of aviation and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), claims that the nation is on the verge of dissolution as a result of the trio’s declarations that the unity of Nigeria is negotiable: Afenifere, Ohaneze Ndigbo, and Northern Elders Forum.
Recall that yesterday at a public lecture in Lagos with the theme “Nationalism and nation-building in Nigerian history,” the trio of Afenifere, Ohaneze Ndigbo, and Northern Elders Forum each gave a separate speech on the topic of Nigeria’s unity being negotiable.
Dr. Hakeem Ahmed, the director of publicity for the Northern Elders Forum, had stated that “some Nigerian political leaders have stated that Nigeria’s unity is non-negotiable. I don’t know who these people are, but I can tell you they are not of the North and they are not related to the NEF. “Nigeria’s unity is negotiable.
On his part, the President of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor, said, “Nigerian unity is definitely negotiable and must be re-negotiated for it to stand or survive the test of time.”
However, Fani-Kayode said the statements by Nigeria’s three major ethnic groups revealed that all is not well.
Taking to his Twitter handle, he wrote, “When Afenifere, Ohanaeze and the Northern Elders Forum go to a conference, as they did yesterday, & say the unity of Nigeria is negotiable it means we are on the brink. And this just before an election in which each of the 3 largest tribes are presenting candidates? God help us.”