Secession: Buhari has agreed to dialogue with southeast agitators - FG

According to Chris Ngige, the minister of labour and employment, President Muhammadu Buhari has seen reasons to embark on a dialogue with political agitators in the southeast.

Ngige said after a meeting with President Buhari in Abuja on Sunday, June 20, the Nigerian leader is now convinced that creating an avenue for discussion so as to hear the yearning of persons from the region is the best way forward.

The minister, as The Cable put it, also assured citizens from the geopolitical zone that the federal government is working on some modalities to address issues that over time have triggered a feeling of marginalisation.

He said: “We briefed him and he accepted that dialogue is the way to go in all this. Like I keep on saying, there is a very thin line between perception and reality.

"So, certain things will be done, at least to assuage the feelings of the people in the area, and make them not feel unwanted,” Ngige added that the government has made some proposals on security in the southeast based on the demands of the people, The Nation reports.

His words: “We also looked at the security situation, especially in my zone, the south-east, and we made some proposals to him based on the yearnings on the people, and what the government also wants.”