Hausa/Fulani responsible for division in the north, not Jonathan – Middle belt Group

The Iponu Idoma, a socio – cultural organisation of the Idoma people of Benue State on Saturday excoriated the leader of the northern  socio-cultural group, Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) for his  verbal assault against northerners supporting President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2015 election. The group also accused the Hausa/Fulani of being responsible for the division in the north.
Addressing a press conference on Saturday in Kaduna, Chairman of the Iponu Idoma,  Mr. Oyinehi Inalegwu, particularly  took exception to the attack on former military Governor of Katsina State, Major. Gen. Lawrence Onoja, and Second Republic Deputy Senate President, Senator John Wash Pam, by the leadership of ACF for supporting President Jonathan.
 “We take exception to the attacks on Senator Pam and Gen. Onoja by the ACF because they have refused to do the bidding of the Northern oligarchy that is always suppressing and marginalising northern minority groups.
Chairman of the ACF, Alhaji Aliko Mohammed, had, during his remarks at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the forum which held recently in Kaduna, lashed out at Onoja and Pam both of who are members of the forum for endorsing President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term when south -South and Middle Belt leaders visited the President recently.
Mohammed had also accused President Goodluck Jonathan for plotting a divide-and-rule tactics against the North ahead of the 2015 elections.
But the Idoma cultural organisation said the attacks on Onoja and Pam were uncalled for, especially as both men have freedom of association as permitted by the Nigerian Constitution.
Inalegwu accused the northern oligarchy of suppressing the political aspirations of the minority Northern groups, even as he maintained that the Hausa/Fulani, who have continued to use minority groups for their selfish political agenda, cause the division in the North.
“When the ACF talk of Northern Presidential candidates, you only hear them mention names of Mohammadu Buhari, Ibrahim Babangida, Nasir El-rufai, Nuhu Ribadu, Ibrahim Shekarau, Sule Lamido, Atiku Abubakar, Musa Kwankwoso and so on; you don’t hear them mention names like T.Y Danjuma, Audu Ogbe, Solomon Lar, Dan Suleiman, Senator David Mark, yet they claimed that we are all northerners,” he said.

“The ACF should leave Jonathan alone and look inward on the problems of the division in the North because the problem of the division is not caused by Jonathan.
“The north had been divided a long time before Jonathan ventured into politics. Anybody who thinks the North is one united entity and Jonathan is using divide-and-rule against the region is either living in the moon or is dreaming.
“Yakubu Gowon was run down by this method they are using against Onojo and Pam. They glorify their own leaders who misrule this country, but they rubbish our leaders who refuse to allow themselves to be used for their selfish interest.
“I am not speaking for Onoja and Wash Pam, but I think they are now beginning to realise their mistakes and are retracing their steps from this group called ACF.
“I hope that people like Mr. Anthony Sani, from Nasarawa State, who is the spokesman of the ACF will soon realise this fact and find his roots.”

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