The pan Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohaneze Ndigbo, said yesterday that it was not surprised at the way the appointments of President Muhammadu Buhari were going, insisting that it had shown the president’s deep rooted hatred for the Igbo nation.
Anambra State president of Ohaneze, Dr. Chris Eluemuno, in an interview at the state –owned Anambra Broadcasting Service Television in Awka, said the situation would still have been the same even if the entire Igbo voted for him.
He said: “I said it during the campaigns that General Buhari does not like Igbo people and it is happening now with all the appointments he has so far made since he came into office on May 29, 2015
“He appointed five service chiefs and there is no Igbo man, even though Igbo have qualified people to occupy the positions.
“His party has completed the selection of principal officers in the national assembly and despite the fact that the speaker, Mr. Yakubu Dogara made case to apply the federal character in allocating the offices, the president jettisoned it through his intervention and left Igbo APC lawmakers out.
“He also exhibited his vindictiveness during his recent visit to the United States of America, USA, when he travelled with only governors from his party, leaving out governors from the opposition parties.
“He was also quoted as saying that he would favour those who voted for him and our position is that there is no way the president should expect all Nigerians to vote for him in the last presidential election.That statement contradicted Buhari’s earlier stand that he belonged to everybody and belonged to nobody.”
Eluemuno, who is also the chairman of chairmen of Ohaneze in the seven Igbo speaking states, argued that Buhari had no reason to discriminate against the Igbo because Igbonation played prominent roles in the development of Nigeria and should therefore not be discriminated against in the scheme of things.
According to him, apart from the Secretary to the Government of Federation, SGF, the remaining appointments are ministers and board members, which constitutionally must go to all the 36 states of the federation, adding that appointing an Igbo minister would not therefore be a favour to them.
On the president’s threat to probe only the Jonathan administration, Eluemuno said it would amount to witch hunt if he limited it to the immediate past administration, advising that the probe should start from the PDP civilian administration that began 16 years ago with Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, who governed for eight years.
He also advised the President not to jettison the report of the Constitutional Conference convoked by former President Goodluck Jonathan, arguing that the Constitutional Conference report was key to fighting corruption in Nigeria as it contained recommendations that could help him succeed in his fight against corruption in the country.
Eluemunor said the president might also be expecting too much if he thought that he would find angels to make ministers, stressing that as long as those he described as the corrupt civil servants were there, the ministers, no matter their background and integrity would still be corrupt.
“He should know that those who corrupt the ministers are the top civil servants. They are the ones that show the ministers the way once they are sworn in. If he wants to fight corruption in the service, he should start by cleaning up the civil service,” he added.
He called on the Igbos to brace up to the challenge posed to them by the APC- led federal government. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Agadi na agwo ofe. Nonsence people.
ReplyDeleteI would expect elders to be mindful of what they say. Words are powerful, when you make comments like 'deep rooted hatred' it's rather too provoking when you do not have anything to substantiate such careless conclusion.
ReplyDeleteAre you expecting favours or merit appointments? He just got to government and it's natural that he travels with his party Governor's now; as time goes on, bonding & neutral relationship between him and other Governor's will evolve. Please lets be patient and stop jumping the gun. Don't because of your selfishness or desire for relevance by force create unnecessary anxiety or discord.
I think it's going back 16 years that will be witch hunting. If Jonathan led government did not probe his immediate past government, then he should take responsibility for that action or inaction. So it's okay and very sensible to follow up with this immediate past government (Jonathan-led).
I think we should be careful of what we react to as being "quoted". He has at all times stated and implied that he is for us all as the Nigerian President. Let's be cautious!
Whatever anybody say or think/imagine, may even plan shall not deter us all as Nigerians, to fight and bring corruption to its knees in this Nation. We have been crippled for so long because of some few corrupted elite we are set to arise, stand and be counted in growth and development.
I didn't see or read your response to the issue of Biafra radio. The interviewer conveniently forgot I guess. Let's be objective and fair to help us, (people like me & of same age bracket) the next generation to grow Nigeria!
I am a young, female, extraordinary Nigerian. O do not belong to any political party now but have a great respect for Mr President and any Nigerian leader/elder that does not preach extremism, race, tribalism, ethnicity or religion but stand for merit, integrity, love, faith in God, selflessness and empathy.
NIGERIA IS For US ALL. IT IS NOTE ABOUT ANYTHING ONE TRIBE.
Eluemunor, please stop making things worse for Igbos, go look for something more productive to do. Buhari can start his probe from administration he likes because if others had probed their predecessor the spate of corruption might have abated.
ReplyDeleteWhy all these? May God help Nigeria.
ReplyDeletewhat did they get from all the appointment given during GEJ regime. just for self gratification.
ReplyDeleteHe hates the Igbo, yet he traveled with 3 PDP governors? The faceless Ohaneze should hide their big heads in shame for selling their people for a pot of porridge. Go for deliverance with father Mbaga.
ReplyDeleteLa, please name the 3 PDP Govonors?
DeleteU dey mind the LA Psycho? Ignorance na curse.
DeleteIf Buhari hates the Ibos, that is on him, not the Ibos. I hope he is smarter than that. He must understand that he is the President of Nigeria, not a tribal chief. It behoves him to seek out the best and most capable individuals to help him run the country. If he does that with bias against any one particular group of people, that will hurt him at the end. I'm Ibo and I was glad to see him replace Jonathan to enable the country seek a new and hopefully improved direction. He just needs to be cognizant of the concerns in some quarters and be able to seek reasonable balance. There is too much hatred in the country: Yorubas hate Ibos; Ibos hate Hausas; Hausas hate Yorubas, etc, etc. If we can cure ourselves of this hate syndrome, we shall become a much-improved society.
ReplyDeleteLa you are stupid
ReplyDeleteIn all fairness what Eluemunor said is aptly true.
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