A human rights group in Nigeria, the Centre for Human Rights and Social Justice (CHRSJ) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari not to turn deaf ears to the wise advice of former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo that the Federal Government under his watch should dialogue with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) on their agitation.
The group added that only genuine referendum is the best option to put the matter to rest once and for all and that Nigerian government should learn from Brexit in 2016.
The rights group strongly condemned the militarization of the zone by President Buhari’s soldiers describing the action as an act of dictatorship on the part of Buhari’s government.
CHRSJ in a statement issued and signed by its Executive Chairman, Comrade Adeniyi Alimi Sulaiman with copies were made available to PMParrot on Monday, maintained that the member of the group (IPOB) did not commit any offence that could warrant the invasion of IPOB leader’s house by the Military, frowning at the way and manner the Nigerian Army declared IPOB as a terrorists’ group.
The group maintained that there was no alternative to dispute resolution than dialogue and this is the time for Buhari to dialogue with the leaders and members of the IPOB as being postulated by the former President Obasanjo.
It said, “Any government in Nigeria without restructuring is deceptive. Only restructuring of the nation can bring an enduring democracy. There is nobody in the country today who does not appreciate the need to restructure this nation, only those who are mischievous today would not want the restructuring of the country”.
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