Ohanaeze Youth Council Urges South-East Nigerians to Prepare for “Eventual Exit” Amid Marginalisation, Calls for Referendum in 2026

The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has urged Igbos in Nigeria’s South-East region to prepare for an “eventual exit” from the country due to decades of marginalisation, post-civil war injustices, insecurity, and perceived failures of the Nigerian state. In a New Year message, OYC President Igboayaka Igboayaka emphasized the need for Igbo people to plan politically, economically, and diplomatically for self-determination.

Igboayaka cited unresolved injustices following the 1967–1970 civil war and condemned the continued detention of IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu as violations of international law. He criticized Nigeria as a state overwhelmed by corruption and economic decay, urging Igbo youths to mobilize politically ahead of the 2027 elections and advocating for a referendum or plebiscite on self-determination throughout 2026.

The OYC leader stressed that unity without justice is oppression and called on community leaders to collaborate in protecting lives and property while resisting any form of brutality against campaigners.

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“It’s Not Religious — Christians Killing Christians”: Gov. Soludo Dismisses Claims of Genocide in South-East Nigeria

Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has dismissed reports suggesting that Christians in Nigeria’s South-East are facing religious genocide, insisting that such claims are false and misleading.

Speaking during a live media chat on Channels Television, Soludo clarified that the ongoing violence in the region stems from social, political, and economic issues, not from religious persecution.

His remarks followed a recent statement by former U.S. President Donald Trump, who accused the Nigerian government of allowing mass killings of Christians and hinted at possible military intervention to “protect” them.

“There is a deeper conversation and introspection about what goes on in the country,” Soludo said.
“In eastern Nigeria, it is not religious. People are killing themselves — Christians killing Christians. The people in the bushes are Emmanuel, Peter, and John, all Christian names. It has nothing to do with religion.”

The former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor emphasized that the South-East is 95 percent Christian, and that both perpetrators and victims share the same faith.

“In this part of the country, we are 95 percent Christians, and those committing these acts bear Christian names. It’s far wider than Christians versus Muslims. Nigeria will overcome, and it will all end in dialogue,” he added.


Soludo concluded by urging the United States to ensure that its international actions align with global law and facts, rather than assumptions or political rhetoric.