Africa Independent Television (AIT) boss, Raymond Dokpesi has been taken to the cleaners by Chairman, Council of Igbo Elders, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu.

Iwuanyanwu said; “What he said is just like somebody who says if you give the presidency to somebody from North-East or North-West that the people will break away because Boko Haram want to break away from Nigeria.”

“Boko Haram has even conquered part of those places and occupied some local governments. There is no local government in South-East where you have everybody saying this is Biafra apart from the protest which stemmed from injustice and unfair treatment of Igbos in Nigeria.”

“The truth is that there is problem all over the country, North-East and North-West you have the problem of Boko Haram and ISWAP and they have even come up in the Middle-Belt.”

“In the South-West, we have Oduduwa groups; in the South-East, we have pro-Biafra groups; South-South too have people agitating.”

“So, the truth is that all patriotic Nigerians should come together, and do whatever we can to unite Nigeria, and you don’t do that by discriminating against any tribe.”

“People like Dokpesi should preach justice, equity and fairness which is the cause of all the agitations in the country instead of spreading hatred.”

“Elders should be able to talk truth to leaders so that they will be able to do what they can to unite Nigeria and make Nigeria a great country.”

For those who don’t know, this was what Dokpesi said;

“If nobody has told Ohanaeze Ndigbo before, the concern today from some other regions is that if Nnamdi Kanu plays the role of Aguiyi Ironsi in leading a militant revolt against constitutional government in the South-East under Igbo presidency, the president will be pressured by his base to facilitate the UN processes for the South-East to call for independence from Nigeria.”

“Thus an Igbo president may be compromised in protecting the political and geographic boundaries of Nigeria whilst Nigeria remains under the threat of IPOB’s secessionist activities.”