The Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) has
described the leader of the Indigenous
people of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu as a
‘non-entity’ over his recent comments on
former President Olusegun Obasanjo and a
National Leader of the All Progressives
Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu.
According to a statement by the group
made available to PoliticsNGR and signed by
its national president, Adesope Dare, the OPC
said it will not sit down and watch Kanu
insult Yoruba elders.
The statement read;
“The OPC also supports the genuine
aspirations of all self-determination groups
who pursue their aims through non-violent
means. The Nigerian constitution and
several international charters, to which the
country is a signatory to, recognise the right
to freedom of association by anybody,
whether individual, corporate or
institutional.
“However, in supporting such agitations, we
must not shy away from rebuking Nnamdi
Kanu for the aspersions he has been casting
in the direction of our revered leaders.
“Kanu’s repeated condemnation of former
President Olusegun Obasanjo; former
Governor of Lagos State, Asiwaju Bola
Tinubu and others is condemned in the
strongest possible terms.
“The idea of respect for elders might be
alien to Kanu and his ilk, but it is a
fundamental part of the Yoruba culture and
tradition and we cannot afford to overlook
such transgressions.
“We, therefore, use this medium to warn
Kanu and other such individuals who are
fond of making careless comments in
relation to our leaders; that OPC will no
longer sit back and allow this bunch of
nonentities to disrespect our leaders or to
use them to score cheap political scores.”
