Chief Bode George, a former deputy national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned that it will be disastrous for Nigeria to experience another civil war citing that no country had ever survived two civil wars.
Nigeria engaged in a civil war from 1967 to 1970 in which millions of lives were lost. In recent times, there has been agitation for an independent Biafra state by some Igbos championed under the aegis of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra and the Indigenous People of Biafra.
The Punch reports that the PDP chieftain warned against the emergence of another war at an event to celebrate his 70th birthday in Lagos on Monday, November 23.
George advised the federal government and the pro-Biafra agitators to tread softly as secession was not the answer to the problem the country was facing.
He also advised the government to make an even distribution of resources and appointment so as to give every tribe a sense of belonging.
“I want to plead with the Biafran protesters to be patient and I urge them to tread softly. No nation goes to civil war twice and survives. We are still meandering to build nationhood.
“Let us build this nation together. We must ensure that everyone has a sense of belonging. Sharing of resources and appointments should not be a winner-takes-all affair. Let us debate and deliberate over our affairs. Dismembering the system through protests and agitations is not the solution.”
The PDP chieftain also claimed the party lost the election because some people within the party were empowered by being made ministers when they didn’t deserve it.
Capt. Tunji Shelle (retd.) who is the chairman of the party in Lagos said the party lost because some people absconded with money meant for campaign. He however expressed optimism that they party will do well as an opposition.
“Money went into the wrong hands. The people who should not handle money were the ones who handled money for the PDP. I don’t want to start mentioning names but they know themselves. Some of them cannot even stay in Nigeria today because of the damage they did to the party.
“We will continue to pray that they change their attitude and character. The PDP is a strong party but I know that Chief George has done his best.”
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