Politics

Biafra: Obasanjo tells Buhari what to do with Nnamdi

Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo has said President Muhammadu Buhari must meet with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, before the ongoing crisis gets out of handadded

Talking to Newsweek, Obasanjo, who as president met with Niger Delta militant leaders in 2006 to stop attacks on oil installations, said: “I don’t see anything wrong in that [Buhari meeting with Kanu]. I would not object to that; if anything, I would encourage it.

“I would want to meet Kanu myself and talk to people like him, people of his age, [and ask:] ‘What are your worries?’ Not only from the southeast but from all parts of Nigeria.”

He said the Army’s “heavy boot” response to pro-Biafra sentiment is “not the solution” and added that the secession craved by IPOB, is not the way forward either.

“We need to satisfy the youth in job creation, in wealth creation, in giving them a better, fulfilled life, in giving them hope for the future. There’s no easy way out,” Obasanjo added

 

Tinubu downs death rumours with return to Nigeria

Bola Tinubu, former Lagos Governor returned to Nigeria on Tuesday amid rumours about his death

The All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader was reportedly in France for medical care.

The one time Senator is said to be battling ailments associated with old age. He clocked 69 years on March 29.

Tinubu was conspicuously absent when President Muhammadu Buhari commissioned the Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge last Thursday.

The politician has travelled out of the country at least three times in the last one year.

Tinubu is believed to be interested in running for presidency in 2023. His loyalists have started subtle campaign and mobilizaton.

They are expected to go on full blast from early 2022 once the Jagaban of Borgu declares his intention