The President of Arewa Youths Consultative Forum, Shetima Yerima, has restated his commitment to the safety of Igbos resident in the North.
He maintained that leader of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is not speaking for majority of the people of the South East.
Yerima said, ”Did I do it for him or in the interest of the country? His rejection of the suspension of the quit notice is not important to me.
”What we did was to demonstrate that we have a culture. We give respect to our elders and it was to ensure that the country remains together.
”The country is above anybody. On that basis, his acceptance or not is not important but I know that he also is not speaking for the Igbo. It is a minority view of few people making all sorts of noise.”
The Arewa leader said Nigeria is above everybody, adding that he stands on the path of one united country.
”Nobody would do anything. Anybody who does anything, we make sure that the authorities arrest the person. We are in charge.
”Nobody should be scared of anything. Our youths are reasonable; they are known to respect one another; we listen to our leaders unlike some other parts of the country. But having said that, you can be rest assured that there is no cause for alarm,” he told Sun.
