Ooni of Ife visit IPOB to speaks on Biafra agitation

The Ooni of Ife, Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, on Friday, October 6, has reacted to the agitation for secession by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

The king who renamed IPOB as the Indigenous People of Brighter Nigeria, said the agitators cannot be faulted for demanding justice and equity. 

He made this statement during his courtesy visit to the Abia state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu.

The monarch said: “There is something that is bordering them; there is something that is making them to cry,” he said.

“We should not throw them away; we should draw them closer because the youth of this country are the future, the energy, they are the heartbeat of this country."

The Ooni also supported the Ohanaeze Ndigbo's decision that Nigeria must be restructured to sustain unity. He said: “We must chart the course of doing things with positive energy. I want to let you know that you are not alone in this.