Nigerian Governor Accuses UN, and Biya of pretending to handle the Anglophone Problem

Nigerian governor accuses UN, Biya to lightly handle the English-speaking case

The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade

The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade, has accused the United Nations and the Cameroonian government of pretending to deal with the problems of southern Cameroon. 

  

This comes at a time when thousands of Cameroonian refugees have fled to Nigeria, particularly Cross River. 

HE. Senator (Prof.) Benedict Ayade Executive Governor, Cross River State 

He expressed his dissatisfaction by receiving the Federal Commissioner, the National Commission for Refugees, Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons, Sadiya Umar Farouq and the Country Representative in Nigeria and the High Commissioner for Refugees of the ECOWAS, Antonio Canhandula, who paid him a courtesy call. in Calabar. 

Ayade, who pointed out that he spoke as a human being and not as a governor, argued that "in video clips circulating around the world today, I think humanity is degraded and I think that the United Nations must sit down to do is post-mortem medicine and lip service. "

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Spurning what he described as reactionary on the part of the federal government and the United Nations, Ayade said: "You can not look at the dislocation of family structures, children separated from their parents, husbands separated from their wives and all you do is rush with food in their hallways and create squatters and camp for them and you think it's the United Nations? 

"You have failed, what is united about it? There is nothing united, if we are indeed a United Nations, the question on Cameroon should be at the forefront of 'ONU today.' 

Insisting that the crisis on CNN or the BBC had not yet caused serious problems, the governor said: "Any form of resettlement of a people, however temporary, is a failure of the world to solve. border issues with humanity and I think that the UN must take this message very clearly, that it has become too involved in the politics of redistribution of wealth and that it has forgotten the essence of peace, unity and love. " 

Mr. Ayade, who described the act as criminal, said: "Today, Cameroon's international borders are all sealed against English-speaking Cameroonians and the United Nations watch and come with food, which is not not. food. it's poison because indeed you know their real problem and silence in you that you did not do anything today, just notice that drive you one day. 

the governor explained the support roles played by Cameroon at the peak of Biafra, IPOB and Boko Haram, urged President Buhari as Africa's leader not to get involved in the political life of the Cameroonian nation. on earth. 

Resuming the challenges associated with the crisis-prone area, Ayade said: "The lives of young people have been cut off, young children are not going to school, the entire southern part of Cameroon, the English speaking, completely closed, the hospitals do not work and people's lives are in danger. "

The governor who revealed that about 2430 refugees were already in Cross River was indicative of a near-cataclysm, assured that the Cross River government would join the federal government in providing relief to bring the victims back their homes as soon as possible. 

He also assured: "We will partner with the United Nations to find a political solution and a lasting peaceful option for the people of Cameroon to live in peace, prosper and realize its full potential as a human being." 

Earlier, Farouq told the governor that the team was in the state to applaud him for hosting the refugees who infiltrated the state by Ikom and Amaga in Obudu, as well as meeting the victims who were presently through the distribution of relief materials. 

  

National Representative Canhandula said that "solutions to the crisis can not be proposed by one person, so we are here to offer our partnership to resolve these issues," adding, "We also have other UN agencies that have been accredited in your state, we will synergy with them to stimulate the care of humanity. "