Nigeria can break up – Fani-Kayode

Agitations to break up Nigeria hit greater heights since 2014, by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), led by Nnamdi Kanu. According to Nnamdi Kanu, “the aim of the agitation is to restore the Republic of Biafra’s sovereignty.”

After the arrest of Nnamdi Kanu by the Nigeria’s Department of State Services (DSS) on October 14 2015, it was hoped that the momentum and surge of the agitation for the restoration of Biafra would recede, it rather welcomed a wide range of peaceful mass protests across Nigeria and other countries where IPOB has its presence.

Kanu’s release from prison custody, disappearance in September 2017 after the Nigeria’s military operation tagged Operation Python Dance II hit his home, and reappearance in Israel on 17 October 2018, have all taken the agitation for the restoration of Biafra to unexpected dimensions, trying to make Nigeria’s breakup very possible and achievable.

Fani-Kayode is one of the foremost critics of Muhammadu Buhari for his style of government and a friend of Nnamdi Kanu, who is pushing for sovereignty for the Republic of Biafra which covers the South East, a large chunk of the South South, and a bit of the North Central geopolitical zones of Nigeria, citing different levels of marginalization witnessed in those regions.

Mr. Femi has again disagreed with the notion that Nigeria is a single entity that cannot divide, stating that the country was not better than some countries that have split into different parts over the years.

Taking to Twitter, Fani-Kayode cited examples of countries such as Soviet Union, India, Yugoslavia, among others that have split into different entities and continue to thrive.

The ex-minister said, “The Soviet Union broke into 15 different countries, Yugoslavia into 5, India into 3, Sudan into 2, Czechoslovakia into 2, Malaya into 2, Grand Colombia into 4, Yemen into 2, United Arab Republic into 2 and so many others. What makes anyone believe that Nigeria cannot break up?”