By Cajetan Mmuta
The Bishop Methodist Church Nigeria, Onitsha Diocese Rt Rev. Biereonwu Livinus Onuagha, said on Tuesday that the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra,( IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, represents about 99.9 percent of the Igbo, though he may have his youthful exuberance.
He said that Mazi Kanu is an asset not only to the Ndigbo but also to entire Southern Nigeria and therefore any Igbo person openly criticizing him now he is embattled, is a lost soul, bastard, and naive.
Bishop Onuagha who said he has no apology for using such derogatory words in a statement made available to newsmen in Onitsha cautioned that a handcuff in the hands of Mazi Kanu is a handcuff in the hands of all Igbo men.
He noted that in a country dominated by ethno-religious identity and politics; anyone throwing his own under the bus is making the biggest blunder.
According to the statement with the title, “My take on Nnamdi Kanu, Nnamdi Kanu is not the problem of Nigeria”, Bishop Onuagha said that as long as Northerners are still standing with Pantami, Gumi, Miyetti Allah, and others, he will stand with Nnamdi Kanu.
Bishop Onuagha said that Nigeria is not working, and can never work until something drastic is done about its lopsided structure, adding that what is happening in Nigeria is total injustice, calculated intimidation, sidelining and enslaving a group of people, noting that those that are benefiting from the systematic injustices will never allow the current system to be tampered with.
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Bishop Onuagha said, “In the last few days there has been a mixed feeling in the nation of Nigeria. It is no longer news that Nnamdi Kanu has been arrested. Many people have their opinion on this and they are entitled to them. I am equally entitled to mine.”
“Some people are rejoicing that Nnamdi Kanu has been arrested. Others are not happy because to them the chase after Nnamdi Kanu is a misplaced priority. To me, any Igbo person openly criticizing Kanu now is a lost soul, a bastard, and naive. No apology. Those Igbos rejoicing like Joe Igbokwe in Lagos is only but being ignorant of the handwriting on the wall. Let me refer him to the Scripture if he reads his Bible.”
“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, and there we wept when we remember Zion. There on the poplars, we hung our harps; for the wicked carried us away captivity, and required from us a song. How can we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land? ” (Psalm 137: 1-4.)”
Joe Igbokwe does not know or understand that a handcuff in the hand of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, is a handcuff in the hands of an Igbo man. If I may ask, why is Joe Igbokwe thanking God for the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu?
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“If I take a look at the apartheid policy in South Africa, the legend of our time- Daddy Nelson Mandela, he spent 27 years in prison to emancipate his people. He died in the struggle. Joe Igbokwe is only being selfish. How many of his investments are in Onitsha, Enugu, Awka, Abakaliki, Umuahia, and Owerri? He is only making himself as a Tobias or Sanballat.”
“I listened to Senator Victor Umeh, talk about the ideology of Nnamdi Kanu, where he said Kanu may have spoken like a young man he is but is the truth in all he is saying. By the way, what is wrong that the Igbos want to be self-governing? Can somebody tell me why Nigeria is insisting that Biafra should not go to be self-governing? Is the Igbo man on the second agenda of this government?.
“In a country dominated by ethno-religious identity politics, throwing your own under the bus is the biggest blunder anyone could commit. As long as the Northerners are still standing with Pantami, Gumi, Miyetti Allah, etcetera, I will stand with Nnamdi Kanu.
Nnamdi Kanu may have his youthful exuberance, but he is representing 99.9% of the Igbos and the entity called Biafra. This is no time to openly talk about his mistakes. Like every human being, he is not infallible. He has his Achilles’ heel and its attendant hubris. Even with his mistakes, Nnamdi Kanu is an asset to not only Ndigbo, but to Southern Nigeria as a whole, his courage has earned my respect.”
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“He is the catalyst providing oxygen to all the agitations in the South today, be it Biafra or Oduduwa. The question is, the injustice and oppression that Kanu is fighting, are they real or perceived? Of course, even the blind can see them. You may not know the value of a mad man in your family until herds of other madmen invade your ancestral home.”
“Nigeria is not working, and can never work until something drastic is done about its lopsided structure. What is happening in Nigeria is total injustice, calculated intimidation, sidelining, and enslaving a group of people. Make no mistake, those that are benefiting from the systematic injustice will never allow the current system to be tampered with.”
