Senator Adamu Bulkachuwa, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, has stated that the Nigerian government will not give in to the demands of what he refers to as “insurgents” in the South-East.
Bulkachuwa pointed out that the South-East had previously attempted to split the country, resulting in civil war.
He asked if they (South-East) wanted to repeat the route.
He warned that if the people demanded it, the Nigerian government would be forced to wage war in the South-East.
He claims that the government will fight the South-Easters and give them what they came for.
Adamu also believes that the killings, kidnappings, banditry, and agitations were all preludes to the general elections in 2023, and that presidential zoning is undemocratic and unconstitutional.
“There are people who feel democracy is not good enough for them and they want to devise their own means of belonging to this entity called Nigeria and if they don’t have their wish, they’ll let Nigeria go to pieces.” he said on Channels Television.
“So is that anything that the constitution allows or encourages? So they’re absolutely outside the realm of the constitution.
They’re just rebels, arsonists and criminals in short. So, what are we going to consider to even give them a chance to come and say their wish and let Nigeria tremble and bow before them and say ‘okay, we’ve granted you your wish.’
Those insurgency in the Southeast, they’re all claiming that they want their own country called Biafra right? If that is the case, is it by killing people that they’ll get their country?
They’ve tried it before; do they want us to go back to the same route? I don’t think so. But if they do, if that’s what they choose, has Nigeria got any choice?
Will we just allow them, bow and say, ‘we’ll grant you your own wish?’ No. Nigerian government has to stand out, fight them and give them what they want.”
Senator Bulkachuwa pointed out that politics is a numbers game, and the South-East has been clamoring to be given the opportunity to produce the country’s next President by 2023.
Political parties should be permitted to provide the best candidates from any zone for Nigerians to choose from, he added.
“I believe these banditry, kidnappings, agitations and killings are all prelude to the 2023 election,” he said.
“I don’t even believe in zoning. I believe the right candidates should be fielded by all the parties and then let Nigerians choose from the best among them.
And those who have the number, who believe the same candidates will obviously win. Unless you don’t want that which is against the norms of democracy, then, I don’t know, you can devise your own means.
I don’t believe zoning is democratic. I don’t believe zoning will produce the best president for this country.”
