Anyim Pius Anyim, a former senate president and ex-secretary to the government of the federation (SGF), has asked Igbo leaders to dialogue with separatist groups wreaking havoc in the region.
Anyim offered the advice on Thursday at the south-east economic and security summit in Owerri, the Imo state capital.
Groups like the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra have been agitating for secession from Nigeria over alleged marginalisation.Insecurity in the south-east has worsened in recent months with gunmen attacking residents every other week. “This is why the leaders of the south-east should look inward by bringing the agitators closer to actually understand their yearnings.“The leaders should come out openly and make a strong statement in order to douse the tension rather than turning deaf ears to the activities of the agitators.
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