ABUJA—The Coalition of Northern Groups, CNG, has withdrawn the “quit notice” it issued Igbo resident in the region, but asked the Federal Government to arrest the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, saying the time has come to curtail his excesses.
At a press conference attended by the Chairman of Northern Governors Forum and Borno State Governor, Kashim Shettima; Sen. Kabiru Gaya and other northern leaders, yesterday, in Abuja, the group, however, said it would continue to pursue its other demands up to the United Nations.
Mindful of the concerns generated by the clause in the Kaduna Declaration that advised the Igbo to relocate from Northern Nigeria and for Northerners in the South East to do likewise, and our commitment to the unity of our dear country, we immediately opened channels for dialogue and interaction with government agencies, national and international groups, institutions and figures.
“Admittedly, we came under intense, persuasive pressure from genuinely concerned national, political, traditional, religious and cultural leaders, prominent among which were a section of Northern Governors Forum under its chairman, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno State; northern traditional rulers and the Department of State Services, DSS.
“Most significant was our correspondence with the then Acting President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, and most recently, our interface with the Presidency through the Special Assistant to the President on Political Matters.
“As a consequence of these vigorous engagements and as cultured people with a tradition of respect for our national values, leaders and elders, we are today pleased to announce the immediate suspension of the relocation clause otherwise referred to as the quit notice from the Kaduna Declaration,” the CNG said in a speech read by its spokesman, Abdulaziz Suleiman.
