The South-East Caucus in the Senate has met with leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and members of the secession group, calling for caution.
The move was to douse the ethnic tension in the country.
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia-South), who is the chairman of the caucus, made this known in a statement on Wednesday.
The meeting, according to him, held at his Ohuru, Obingwa country home in Abia State on Tuesday.
Abaribe, according to the statement, told journalists that IPOB and other agitators in the country should desist from violating the constitution in their actions.
He was quoted as emphasizing that violence and abuse of the rights of other people in the country should be avoided in order to allow peace to reign.
In the statement, Abaribe said the caucus was for total restructuring of the country and devolution of powers in such a way that would assuage the feeling of despondency, injustice and near rejection within the Nigerian state, “which to us is the way to go and we think is the crux of the rising agitation in the land.”
“I thank Kanu for assuring (the caucus) to conduct his members in a peaceful manner and within the ambit of the law. This engagement is a continuous process that will lead us to finding a lasting solution to whatever grievances that necessitated the agitation in Nigeria.
“The caucus will accordingly meet as soon as we resume from recess to continue the engagement for the good of our people and our dear country. All of us desire equality, equity, fairness in a peaceful and united Nigeria.”
Nnamdi Kanu, according to the statement, promised to be peaceful in the agitation of his group.
The IPOB leader, however said it would not compromise on its demand for a fair and just society.
His words: “We are not afraid in our quest but what I promise my elder brother (Abaribe) is that we shall never fail them by resorting to violence. We can’t and it has never been our approach.”
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