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Evangelist Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko

ECA protests heavy military equipment deployment, re-launch of “Operation Python Dance” in S/East

Evangelist Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko

From: Madu Ezenoha, Enugu

Eastern Consultative Assembly (ECA), an Igbo pressure group, has tackled the Federal Government over the fresh military operation code named “Python Dance II.”
The group also condemned the deployment of heavy military equipment to the South East geo-political zone of the country at a time Fulani herdsmen are wrecking havoc across the country and Boko-Haram insurgents are still killing innocent Nigerians.
In a press statement titled, “Of Pythons, Paranoia and Prevarication”, Secretary of ECA, Evang. Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko lambasted the Federal Government for constant and stubborn resort to brute force even in areas where such actions were uncalled for, instead of embarking on the reconstruction of Nigeria for enduring peace and development.
“The blunt refusal of the sectionally controlled government of  today, to listen to the cries, yearnings and pleas of the people to begin the consensual reconstruction of Nigeria in order to enthrone equity, peace and progress throws up only one option: Application of brute force in order to sustain the unjust status quo.
“For the second time in ten months, heavy military equipment, acquired with oil proceeds are rolled into eastern Nigeria in line with the two year old policy to intimidate, terrorize and silence the long oppressed people of the region, whose only sin is that together with three other zones of the country, they cry for a restructuring of
Nigeria, to enthrone fiscal federalism and regional autonomy like we had in the first republic,” he said.
By its latest action, ECA said, the Nigerian state has again confirmed the rumours, that justice, equity and fair play, are not anywhere near it’s mindset and that the continued oppression and intimidation of the people of eastern Nigeria through brute force remains her choice strategy of engaging the frustrations and anger of the much oppressed people of the region.
“They therefore believe that brute force will hold down the masses, as they attempt to sustain the unjust unitary structure for as long as they can. This is even as hunger, unemployment, hatred, militancy, boko haram Islamic insurgency, fulani herdsmen brigandage, weak economy and ethnic and religious divisions rule the land.
“This seems to be the path rulers of Nigeria today seem to prefer. Whether, this path will lead to peace and stability is something else.”
The group insisted that, “The paranoia, the prevarication and the invasion of pythons cannot in anyway alter the resolve of our people, who are completely fed up with Nigeria as presently constituted and have wholly resolved to stay away from Nigerian affairs, including voting in elections, until Nigeria is restructured into a truly federal nation.”
He alleged that ‘owners’ of Nigeria who created 36 unviable states according to their whims and handed the rest of the nationals a military constitution, “say they are only ready to use brute force to try to sustain the unworkable unitary structure that has brought misery and sorrow to 196 million Nigerians.”
“Younger generation of easterners, believe they would never get justice in the current unitary structure where everything including admission cut off mark, is deliberately skewed against them. Like the unhappy people of Scotland, Quebec, Catalonia etc, they desire a peaceful separation from a land that has vowed never to give them
justice.
“The older generation believes Nigeria could still be salvaged through a consensual restructuring of the polity along the lines of true federalism anchored on regional autonomy. But the owners of the universe who deliberately took total control of the defence, intelligence and security architecture of the country, believe that prevarication and pretences will hide their acute PARANOIA and phobia for truth,” he said.

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