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‘Igbos Are The Most Foolish Tribe In The World – MASSOB Leader, Uwazurike Founder and leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazurike, has described the Igbo tribe as foolish. In a chat with PUNCH, The MASSOB founder insisted that Igbo may not become Nigeria’s president because they only fight for their pocket. He recalled how Igbo was pushed aside after forming the former ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in 1999. He insisted that anyone calling for the unity of Nigeria does not mean well for the already troubled nation. His words, “Remember, it was the Igbo man that formed this PDP but they snatched it from him. Then, it was clear that an Igbo man would be the President of Nigeria. But in Jos, it was the Igbo who robbed themselves of that opportunity. The Igbo at that political event in Jos started speaking Hausa. “The Igbo started sponsoring (Olusegun) Obasanj...

2019: ‘My Original Statement Still Stands, Buhari Should Step Down’ – IBB Makes U-Turn    Former military President Ibrahim Babangida has spoken on the controversy around the statement he issued about the 2019 elections adding that his first statement calling for a new breed of leaders still stands. In an exclusive chat with THISDAY, IBB said “original statement still stands”. In the statement well-circulated in the media on Sunday, the retired military ruler, better known as IBB, asked Nigerians to have patience with President Muhammadu Buhari till his tenure ends in 2019. But shortly after that statement signed on his behalf by Kassim Afegbua, his spokesman, was made public, a counter-statement was released. The new statement denied some of the critical issues raised in the previous one, saying IB...