Detaining Nnamdi Kanu Will Destroy Nigeria – Alhaji Balarabe tells Buhari

Second Republic governor of Kaduna State, Alhaji Balarabe
Musa, has bare his mind over the continued detention of the
leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, the veteran
politician says that Buhari requires more than integrity or
credibility to administer Nigeria.
In the interview with Vanguard, Alhaji Balarabe Musa say it
all,…… Read interview excerpt below.
You are aware that some Igbo are agitating for Biafra?
Well, the government provoked them! When this government
appointed its kitchen cabinet, was there anyone to represent
the interest of the South-East there? Detaining Nnamdi
Kanu, the arrow head of the agitation, is not in the best
interest of our dear country. President Buhari, being the
father of the country, should try to reconcile with the South-
East, the same way the late President Umaru Yar'Adua
reconciled with the Niger-Delta militants.
But prominent Igbo leaders have disowned the agitating
youths.
That is the major reason he should reconcile with them
because there is a disconnect between these agitating
youths and their leaders. They have been provoked with the
exemption of the region from his kitchen cabinet! He is the
leader of the country. They are not like Boko Haram that you
can't identify. You simply work with them. He should call
them for peace talks and they will respond. Out of the 20
million registered voters, only 15 million voted for him.
Should he then ignore the five million that didn't vote for
him? There should be a culture of fairness in governance.
What is your message for the President?
He has the people's mandate to rule this country, he should
make use of that mandate fairly and with justice. Secondly,
he is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and,
therefore, the chief security officer of Nigeria. He is the
financial controller of the country, so he can do a lot. The
President of Nigeria is what the Yoruba in the South-West
refer to as Oga patapata! And in Hausa, they say Sariki
yanka (highest king in the land). He should be able to
compel everybody to march along. With this, the
marginalisation mentality of the Igbo will be corrected and
result in peaceful Nigeria. Buhari should run a government of
national unity in which other political parties will be involved
according to their relevance. The Igbo should be given all
their entitlements in representation, according to federal
character and as enshrined in the Constitution. If the
marginalisation of the Igbo in the kitchen cabinet of the
President had happened to the North in the event that a
southerner is the head of
government, where would Nigeria be?
So why is it happening to Ndigbo that are part and parcel of
Nigeria?
That is why I feel it is a mistake that should be corrected
immediately, and things will be favourable to Nigeria and the
President. The fact that a great number of Igbo had
abandoned Biafra and called for one Nigeria, is a call for
peace. I think Buhari should embrace it and make amends.