The Pan -Yoruba sociology-cultural group
, Afenifere on Sunday accused the Federal Government of not being fair
in its handling of the Kanu issue , noting that such was not good for
the country .
The group ’s publicity secretary , Yinka Odumakin ,
said Kanu ’s re -arrest would overheat the polity , stressing that the
government should rather engage in dialogue with IPOB members instead of
going after them .
He noted that the government failed to arrest
the Arewa youths, who issued a quit notice to the Igbo, but wanted to
re - arrest Kanu , describing such as double standard.
Odumakin
said , “The idea of re -arresting Kanu will overheat the polity , more
so when youths in the north that issued a notice to quit were not
arrested . Even after the Kaduna State Governor and the Vice President
ordered their arrest , the police did nothing .
“The Minister of
Internal Affairs said the youths were not arrested because they claimed
they were misquoted , but a few days ago , the youths in the presence of
some governors withdrew the order. ” Afenifere admonished the FG to
evenly apply the law equally in all situations, regardless of the status
or origins of those involved .
The group said , “The government
is giving the impression that what is red line for someone from a
particular region is green line for someone in another part of the
country ; I think it is better the government engaged to bring down the
tension rather than strong - arm tactics that would overheat the polity
.”
“There is a clear double standard and that is not good for
inclusiveness . What the government should do is ensure even application
of the law and engage more youths more rather indulge in sabre-rattling
,” Afenifere said .
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