IPOB, a more radical successor to MASSOB, is waxing stronger and attracting international attention to its cause, whatever it is. Many things have badly gone wrong in our country since Buhari took the presidential sash from Dr Goodluck Jonathan and promised to be for no one but for everyone. Our place as the poverty capital of the world is not likely to be claimed by a worthier country soon. Intimidated or not, Buhari should rise now to the demands of statesmanship and initiate a meaningful dialogue with the separatist agitators. Buhari needs to talk to them to know what agitates them and how the Nigerian state can, in fairness, respond to them.

Source: The Guardian April 23, 2021 03:50 UTC