The Arewa Youths Consultative Forum (ACF) has said that there is no going back on the quit notice issued to Igbos in the North.
According to Vanguard, the leader of the ACF, Yerima Shettima said the group has not denounced the announcement which it made some months ago.
Shettima said this while speaking at a North-West Town Hall meeting , organised by a coalition of northern groups.
He said : “We have not renounced our earlier position on the notice to quit to the Igbo.
“We
stand for peace and our mission is for peace. But as it is now,
Nigeria’s unity is being threatened by the current agitation by the
Igbo.
“Hence, our resolve to
ensure that those who are interested in the Nigeria Project should stay;
but those who are not interested should go.”
Shettima also added that “the
purpose of the meeting is to review our earlier position and aggregate
views of people here from the North-West before moving to North Central
and North-East for a final take on the matter.
“We don’t have the right to force the people to go, but we are using peaceful means to eject those against us.”
This is contrary to a statement issued by Shettima in July 2017, asking Igbos in the North not to leave the region.
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