The youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Ohanaeze Youth Council, has said that the All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, is behind the plot to remove Ike Ekweremadu as the deputy senate president.
In a statement issued in Umuahia, the OYC National President, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, asked Tinubu and other “anti- Igbo forces in APC” to retrace their steps or face the wrath of Igbo youths.
Isiguzoro said the plot to remove Ekweremadu was an affront on the Igbo nation which would not be tolerated.
He said, “Being fully aware that the present plot is being orchestrated by Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, we ask him to re-trace his steps forthwith or we shall declare him an enemy of Ndigbo.”
Isiguzoro, however, urged President Muhammadu Buhari to caution Tinubu and other anti-Ekweremadu forces in order to avoid actions that might further overheat the polity.
He said, “We are aware that Buhari is under intense pressure to endorse the ‘Ekweremadu must go plot.’ This is the time for the President to prove that he belongs to nobody, Tinubu inclusive, but that he belongs to everybody, Ndigbo inclusive.”
Also, another Igbo group, Izu-Umunna Cultural Association, asked the APC to accept the election of Ekweremadu as the deputy senate president as the will of God.
The association also asked the Federal Government to relocate the Boko Haram detainees from Ekwulobia prison facilities in the South-East because their presence had been creating tension in the region.
According to him, the presence of the Boko Haram detainees is like spreading the virus of terrorism to a region not known to such a trend.
In a statement signed by its President, Dr. Ugo Ihekuna, and Secretary-General, Chief Elvis Chukwu, the association attributed the crisis in the senate to the handiwork of politicians who wanted things to always go their own way. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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Ohaneze is just like our Afeniferere in Yoruba land. A group of selfish group, gathering only for personal interest. Leave Asiwaju Tinubu alone and face your hursle. Corrupt group of Nigeria.
ReplyDeleteAsiwaju,, ...there is a misrepresentation of facts and this brothers are not happy and they pointin a finger at your direction.
ReplyDeleteyou are a leader in this game, pls do the needful ...cos you may need this crew somewhere along the line
My people! My people! For how long should we continue to point accusing finger at Tinubu. For anything that happened in the political world, even when a politician slaps his wife at home then Tinubu must take the blame. The earlier we call a spade a spade the better. If Ekweremadu is accused of constitutional offence then, we should allow the police to go ahead with their investigation and if found wanting faire enough he should be brought to book, otherwise he should be free of the any allegation constitutionally. We all aspired Nigeria to move forward regardless of our ethnic differences. I rest my case.
ReplyDeleteWhy not face the reality of the case and leave Tinubu alone.! In any civilized political set up, you hardly see an opposition party gaining the position of Deputy Senate! Anyway, Nigeria is an exception. My personal analysis is that, how would the Senate President function effectively with the opposition party as his Deputy? I am sure, this issue is not for Asiwaju Tinubu, it is an issue that the APC leadership must resolved immediately. Assuming the PDP is in this predicament, would the party not react, I ask? Let Nigeria move forward and let every Nigerian face reality.
ReplyDeleteThey should allow him be, he merited to be a deputy senate Presido...and an Igbo representative.. Make all other tribes respect themselves, the igbos are not PDP or Nigeria problem,ok
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