The Land Igbo own in the North is more than entire South-East – Kwankwaso
*Says they can’t go anywhere
*Talking of secession is going too far – Former Kano Governor
*How many non-Igbo own land in South-East, Respondent asks
“We should use our resources to ensure that nobody raises hands to destroy the unity of the country. Talking of secession is going too far…Some people doing it because of their personal interest. I wouldn’t be surprised that the young man (Nnamdi Kanu) will contest for an election in the next general elections. They started agitation to galvanize support and at the end, they would contest for an election,” the Senator said.
Former Governor of Kano State, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said that the land owned by the Igbo in Northern Nigeria is more than the entire landscape of South-East region, and as such, they will not leave the region.
Kwankwaso, who is Chairman of the Senate Committee on National Planning and Economic Affairs, was quoted as saying this in an interview with Daily Trust during which he said the Igbo had more assets and investments in the North than Northerners had in the South-East.
“Igbo have nowhere to go. They have more assets in the North than 80 percent or so of what the Northerners have in the East. The land Igbo are holding in the North is more than the whole South East,” he said.
He said, “The unity and development of the country is key to all other things, therefore we will continue to stand by it. Therefore, I call on all to join hands in ensuring that there is peace.
“We should use our resources to ensure that nobody raises hands to destroy the unity of the country. Talking of secession is going too far.”
He noted that he wouldn’t be shocked if Nnamdi Kanu, leader of secessionist group Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), runs for office in the next general election.
“Some people doing it because of their personal interest. I wouldn’t be surprised that the young man (Nnamdi Kanu) will contest for an election in the next general elections. They started agitation to galvanize support and at the end, they would contest for an election,” the senator said.
