Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has said there was a deliberate attempt by “powers that be” to deny Ndigbo the opportunity of superintending over the affairs of Nigeria.
“There was a deliberate attempt by powers
that be to deny Ndigbo the opportunity to superintend over the affairs of the
country”, Ikpeazu said.
The Governor who made the remark when he
hosted the leadership of Nzuko Umunna, a pan-Igbo political organization, in
his Umuobiakwa palatial country home, charged Ndigbo to be united as a people
and collectively advance the cause of the people.
Gov. Ikpeazu said that the time had come for
Ndigbo to become intentional about their strategic disposition in Nigeria.
Ikpeazu recalled that Ndigbo had made immense
contributions to national development as they are found in every part of
Nigeria but regretted that the conspiracy around the Igbos was very grave.
He made a case for Ndigbo “to leverage on
their unity, compromise and understanding to craft and construct a pathway
towards their political liberation”.
According to a press statement issued by his
Chief Press Secretary, Mr Onyebuchi Ememanka, the time has come for Ndigbo to
be united against their common enemy instead of being divided against
themselves.
“Ndigbo should not spend time-fighting themselves but rather forge a common front for their future in Nigeria”,
Ikpeazu said.
The Governor further said there was a need
for Ndigbo to reflect on their relationship with other ethnic groups in the
country.
He advised Ndigbo to expand conversations
around their political survival with a view to strengthening their relationship
with other ethnic groups across the country.
Ikpeazu who failed his bid to go to the
Senate after losing to the incumbent Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe pledged his
unflinching support for Nzuko Umunna.
Earlier in his speech, the leader of the
delegation, Nze Ozichukwu Chukwu said their visit to the Governor was to
further discuss with him on the way forward for Ndigbo.
He said it was time for Ndigbo to come
together and speak as one people.
The former National Vice Chairman, Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, South East, explained that “Nzuko Umunna is a political
but not partisan organisation”.
He lauded Ikpeazu for his courage to
congratulate the Abia Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, on his victory as well as
for urging other candidates not to distract him with court litigations.
Former Minister of Women Affairs, Iyom
Josephine Anenih, was also on the delegation.
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