An adage says that ‘what an elder sees sitting, a young man may not see, even if he climbs the tallest tree’.
An Elder statesman, Chukwuemeka Ezeife is expressing fears that the end of Nigeria may be approaching.
What is his reason? you may ask.
Nigerians are beginning to learn new things about themselves after the governorship election.
Indeed, Mr Ezeife is one of such Nigerians who are seeing changes and he says they are pointing in one direction.
Yoruba And Igbo
In an interview with Vanguard, he insisted that if Yoruba and Igbos who were amongst the three major tribes in Nigeria were set against each other, then the end of Nigeria may be near.
He said: “I fear that we are getting to the end of Nigeria. Some people don’t want Nigeria to continue.
“The two groups, who, if they agree to work together, can stabilise Nigeria, are being set against each other.
“Nobody can dominate Nigeria if Yoruba and Igbo agree to work together.
“This is a deliberate plan to end Nigeria. But Nigeria will not end because God created this country with great favour.”
Speaking further, Ezeife expressed fear that if the discrimination and intimidation of Igbos in some state continues, they might get violent and fight back.
“What frightens me is that if this thing goes further, the Igbo would show who they are and it won’t be good for the country.
“Nobody can be more violent than the Igbo who is determined to defend themselves in the face of aggression.
“We are gifted in many ways by God”.
Speaking on those responsible for the inciting comments, Ezeife noted that there were suspicions that the All Progressives Congress (APC) might be responsible.
“We don’t know the origin of the problem in Lagos.
“But there are suspicions that APC is the main implementer of the problem.
“That is why people are suspecting APC is behind it.
“Igbo people voted for one Nigeria.
“Nobody invited them to Kano, nobody invited them to Lagos and nobody invited them anywhere.
“Yet, anywhere you go in Nigeria, you find them prospering in large numbers.
“It is just their destiny and nothing changes it”.
Igbos May Fight Back
“It is not every Igbo man that is thinking about moving all investments back home.
“Some may think retaliation, but that would be bad.
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“People should not provoke the Igbo people into thinking about fighting back.
“The Igbo voted for one Nigeria and it won’t be good for Nigeria if they are made to think about retaliating the attacks on them.
“Nobody should think of retaliating.
“Things would change for the better,” he added.
