A former Deputy Governor of
Ebonyi state, Prof.Chigozie Ogbu, has declared that the agitation for Biafra by
youth groups in the South-eastern region was a genuine struggle.
He noted that the struggle was
against injustice meted against Ndigbo in the Nigerian federation.
Ogbu said this when he spoke to
newsmen at his residence in Abakaliki, the state capital, where he insisted
that since after the Nigeria Civil war, the constitution of the country was
drafted to have oppressive tendencies against Ndigbo who are seen as a
conquered territory.
The Igbo leader who is also the
incumbent Vice President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo stated that as a result of
the frustration among young people arising from these injustices, agitation for
independence became imperative, stating that the situation has left the country
with two options of restructuring or be ready to face agitations which could
degenerate into uncontrollable conflict in the country.
Ogbu expressed dismay that the
objectives of the 1999 constitution, which was to provide a constitution for
the purpose of promoting good governance and welfare of all persons in the
country on principle of freedom, equality, justice and for consolidating the
unity of the people, is at variance with the content of the constitution whose
provisions are full of injustices and inequality that do not promote unity and
good governance.
He further posited that no amount
of good governance could cure the current agitation for self-determination
resulting from marginalization.
He said, “What good governance can remedy the anomaly that Kano with a population of 9,401,288 has 44 local governments while Lagos with 9,11,605 has 20 local governments and Bayelsa has 8.In sharing local government allocations, Kano gets 44 parts, Lagos 20 and Bayelsa (the source of the revenue with terrible environmental degradation from oil) will get 8 parts?”Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
“Ndigbo cannot have a true sense of belonging in the federation until this anomaly is corrected.”
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Oga go and sit down, Balyesa state in not an Igbo state
ReplyDeleteBitterness is killing you. Why can you not get the simple points he made? You just saw the word igbo and got angry. Hug transformer. Oh, Nigeria zoo has no light. Go to sambisa forest instead
DeleteThe eight LGA in Bayelsa is not up to Tarauni and Dala LGAs put together, now who is cheating who?
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