Imo State Governor, Rochas
Okorocha, has claimed that Igbos play what he termed as the ‘worst politics’
among the ethnic and geopolitical zones in the country.
He stressed that Hausa had
realized that they can now win an election without Igbos.
He said, “Igbos have to change
their strategy, in order to reclaim their relevance in Nigeria’s power
equation. Quote me anywhere, Igbos play the worst politics in Nigeria.
“Today, Hausas have realised they
can win an election without Igbos.”
Okorocha, who said this in
Owerri, during an interactive session with top media practitioners, also
condemned activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and reiterated
his stance for a united Nigeria.
“Hitherto, Hausa used to think
they could not win elections without Igbo.
“Now, they believe with the
combined massive populations of Lagos and Kano, they no longer need Igbos to
win, hence, the latest alliance between Hausa and Yoruba.
“So, where is Igbo today in
Nigerian politics?” he asked rhetorically.
“I’ve always said Igbo have this
feeling of abandonment. IPOB would have made better impact if they had operated
under any other name other than Biafra, to push their demand for equity in
sharing of the nation’s political and economic resources. The call for
secession was childish.
“IPOB should have fought their
struggle like the Niger Delta youths, Arewa youths and Yoruba group.
“Who is Nnamdi Kanu to ask Rochas
to follow him to war?
“Check it out, no Hausa man
living in the South East owns a duplex neither can you see a Yoruba man who
lives in a room and parlour apartment of his own or an investment worth N20
million.
“But, should Nigeria break up
today, Igbos will lose trillions in properties and other investments in Lagos,
the North and other parts of the country. This is why we all must condemn
IPOB’s call for break up.”
Okorocha said by its struggle for
secession, IPOB had created a feeling of distrust in Igbo among other tribes,
thus jeopardising the chance of Igbo in the country’s power equation.
“The South South has produced a
president, the South West has produced a president and vice president while the
North has produced many presidents.
“By political calculation, it was
expected that very soon, Igbo would have a chance to produce the president,
but, the same Igbo want to break away from Nigeria. Where is our wisdom?
“Regrettably, IPOB activities has
created fears in the minds of Hausa and other ethnic nationalities in the
country, that, once Igbo becomes president, they would secede.
“So, where are we? This is why I
said IPOB were childish in their struggle. We should all condemn the call for
secession because if Nigeria breaks up, Igbos will lose.”
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Useless man
ReplyDeleteHe is saying that we should have fought like Niger delta. With bomb and arms? How did he get to be a whole Governor. His people curse him more and more on a daily basis.
ReplyDeleteLook at this man....
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ReplyDeleteOkorocha, you're right but that will be after ADDIND all the cattle herds and all the names of the dead as far as they can remember. Remember though that this is not corruption in the Nigerian electoral process!
ReplyDeleteThank you owelle please tell them.
ReplyDeleteThank you owelle please tell them.
ReplyDeleteWill they listen? Human being always deceive himself by not listening to the call of wisdom.The elders knows where things are moving to. So they warn the youths not fall in applying pit of regret..
ReplyDeleteOkorocha is telling d igbos d naked truth. Whether u abuse him or curse him d truth is what he has said. Ibos are making themselves irrelevant politically. D country will move forward with or without d Ibos. D best is for u to rediscover urself politically. D position of dis Kanu is further creating a problem of trust btw d Ibos and other ethnic groups. No body will trust an ibo man with d presidency of Nigeria for fear of secession. Yet u will not be allowed to secede. So let's look for a middle position and jettison Kanu secession decision. Ibos will lose all their investments in other sections of d country if they continue along Kanu line.
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