According to Orji
Uzor Kalu, the former president handed over the peninsula, which is rich in
hydrocarbon, to Cameroun, so as to be seen
as a peace-loving leader, in order to earn the Nobel Peace
prize or get the
position of United Nations secretary general. He added that the probe will
uncover Obasanjo’s real motive, as well as demand the return of the area to
Nigeria.
“Former president Obasanjo’s
recent and ongoing criticism of president Buhari is typical of his lack of
patriotism and enviable degree of selfishness.
“When we point a finger at an innocent man, we
ought to be reminded that there are three other fingers pointed at us.
“Is Obasanjo not the same man who traded away
Bakassi to Cameroon all for selfish reasons as he was negotiating a Nobel Peace
prize for himself or an appointment as the UN secretary general?
“Bakassi has the largest deposits of hydrocarbon
found in any contiguous location in Nigeria today, yet, Obasanjo gave away our
collective wealth just to please the international community and in the process
secure for himself a Nobel Peace Prize and or the Secretary General position of
the UN.
“President Buhari should, without delay,
investigate Obasanjo’s role in the Bakassi ‘give away’ and demand its return to
Nigeria,” Kalu said.
The Paramount Ruler of Bakassi and Chairman of
Cross River Traditional Rulers’ Council, Etiyin Etim Edet, had also before now
accused former President Olusegun Obasanjo of subjecting the people of the
community to untold hardship after he ceded the Bakassi Peninsula to Cameroon.
Edet said Obasanjo
ceded the land to them without making adequate plans for the proper
resettlement of the people. He said that single decision had exposed them to
untold suffering, which they were still facing 13 years after the handover.
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