This is going by a statement made by Nigeria’s foreign affairs minister in Enugu, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, who had declared before a gathering of his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, that “in less than two weeks, a woman, Hillary Clinton will win election as the President of the United States.”
The minister, who was talking specifically to APC women wing, who had presented him with a gift, was certain of Clinton’s victory in the election.
At the same venue, Onyeama, while speaking with journalists, justified the refusal of the Federal Government to support the on-going agitation for self determination by some pro-Biafraa groups.
The event was stakeholders/caucus meeting of the Enugu State chapter of the APC.
He said it was wrong to compare the Palestinian case with that of Biafra.
While noting that the case of Palestinian was already a matter before the United Nations, he advised those agitating for “Republic of Biafra” to follow laid down constitutional and Diplomatic processes, rather than engaging in uncivilised methods.
He said though it was their fundamental rights to clamour for Biafra, “but they should be rational and not emotional in going about it”.
The minister urged those spearheading the breakaway project to critically look at the rules governing secession.
Onyeama further declared that those leading the agitation “are not speaking for Ndigbo, as they do not have the mandate of the Igbo race to do so.
“I have called so many Igbo leaders and spoken to them about these issues and all of them have made it clear that they are not with the agitators.
“So, where did they derive their mandate? You cannot just wake up and claim to be representing the entire Igbo people.”
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