Opinion by Tunde Aribisala
The IRA or Irish republicaan Army for years terrorized the UK with their agenda to break away from the UK and join the Republi of Ireland. Why has there not been a referendum in Northern Ireland but there has been in Scotland where there was no violence. ? After many years of bombings the IRA were forced to push their agenda through elections and consistently have failed to secure a majority in the devolved government.Rather the Pro-Union Democratic Union Party DUP have won all elections and they reject calls for referendums.
The IRA are like IPOB full of sound and fury but no substance. If you want to leave you must push that agenda through a political party. IPOB should form a party ,contest for Senate and House of Representatives and when they win those seats refuse to sit and boycott the institutions. The IRA party Sinn Fein does not want to be merged with England in the UK .Its elected MPs to London refuse to swear an oath of allegiance to the Queen and so they never take their few Westminister seats even though they are a minority compared to the ProUnion Democratic Union Party DUP.
Today the Government at Westmnster is a coalition between the Conservatives and the DUP. Back home in Belfast in the local government the DUP dominate snd so there has bee no call for referendum Despite the fact that the IRA were for years very destructive and as a result Northern Ireland was essentially occupied by the British Army as a result. When push came to shove the IRA was not as popular as it believed.
In summary REFERENDUM WILL NEVER HAPPEN via street protests but through politics and elections. Elect IPOB Senators and Governors then we will take you seriously. Stop pretending to yourselves that other Nigerians don’t want you to leave
Aribisala writes from Lagos
