Igbos marginalized in Governance structure, Ohanaeze tells Buhari
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The apex Igbo socio-cultural body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has lamented that the people of the South-East are marginalised in Nigeria’s governance structure.
Ohanaeze’s spokesman, Alex Ogbonnia, who said this in an interview with Punch on Thursday, noted that the fact that the Igbo were scattered all over Nigeria and were successful in business should not be a reason for the current regime to deny them their share in the governance structure of the country.
He spoke in response to the remarks by the President Muhammadu Buhari, who was on a one-day visit to Imo State, that the people of the South-East were enterprising and in charge of the country’s economy.
At a town hall meeting with Igbo leaders in Owerri, Buhari stated, “The fundamental thing about the Igbo people is that there is no town you will visit in Nigeria without seeing them being in charge of either the infrastructure or the pharmaceutical industry.
“Therefore, it is unthinkable for me that any Igbo man will consider himself not to be a part of Nigeria. The evidence is there for everyone to see that the Igbo are in charge of Nigeria’s economy.”
In his response, Ogbonnia noted that though the Igbo remained an entrepreneurial set of people, they were still neglected.
He stated, “The Igbo are marginalised in governance structure of this country; it is very clear and self-evident. There is no doubt about it and Buhari himself knows it. But what he said, which is true, is that everywhere you go in Nigeria, you are likely to find an Igbo man in one trade or managing buildings or things like that. So, that is true; but one must know that this is under self-enterprise.
“That is Igbo tenacity for survival and self- enterprise. It is entirely a different ball game. So, the marginalisation we are talking about is in governance structure; the injustice we are talking about is in governance structure.
“You cannot because they are an enterprising set of people deny them their fair share in the governance structure of this country.”
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