The Igbo People of Nigeria, IPON,
Thursday stormed Abuja where they pledged loyalty to the President Muhammadu
Buhari-led administration.
The group caused a temporary
traffic obstruction in major streets of Abuja, when they engaged in peaceful
protest in support of the President.
The protesters, mostly women, who
converged at the Unity Fountain, Abuja, were seen displaying placards with
different inscriptions in favour of Buhari.
Leading the protesters, Alhaji
Muhammad Uche-Chegwo, told newsmen that the protest was to renew the support of
the Igbo nation to the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, contrary
to the impression that Igbo nation were against the APC-led administration.
He said: “There was need to
correct some false impression in some quarters that Buhari led federal
government was against the people of the southeast, who are predominantly Igbo.
That was untrue and total misconception. The President in official and
unofficial engagements has displayed love and equity to all Nigerians
irrespective of political, religious and ethnic differences.
“It unfair to accuse the
President of favoring one part of Nigeria against another. Many have claimed
that the Igbo are marginalized but that could also be interpreted differently
by different people. Even the north that had ruled Nigeria more than other
parts have claimed that the are being marginalised.”
He however encouraged all Igbo to
rally support for the President so he could confidently confront the
socio-economic, security and political challenges that had held Nigeria down
for years.
Receiving the protesters, the
Presidential spokesman, Femi Adesina, said the massive turnout was a clear
indication that all Nigerians were in support of the President and his
developmental policies.
He assured them that their
message would be properly communicated to the President, with assurance that he
would act on them speedily.
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