Hope Uzodinma, governor of Imo, says politicians are
responsible for the upsurge in ethnic tension being witnessed in the country.
The misunderstanding between the ethnic groups in the
country, particularly the Yoruba and Igbo, peaked in the build-up to the last
general election.
Speaking at a lecture organised by the Freedom of Online
Newspapers, in Lagos on Tuesday, Uzodinma, represented by Declan Emelumba, Imo
commissioner for information, said
“Nigerians are happy to accommodate each other”, except when politicians
deploy ethnic sentiments to cause tension among them.
While noting that the administration of President Bola
Tinubu will ensure that Nigeria is “on its way out of underdevelopment”, the
Imo governor said good governance is the answer to the various challenges
facing the country.
“The truth needs to
be told that our politicians and leaders are responsible for the recent upsurge
in ethnic tensions across the country. And as some analysts put it, hunger,
poverty and insecurity do not spare any ethnic group,” he said.
“In the face of these communications challenges is a common
language Nigerians, irrespective of tribe or tongue or religion, do understand
perfectly.
“That language is good governance. All Nigerians know that
when good governance is in town, poverty, unemployment, and insecurity will
take flight.”
Earlier this month, in their quest to douse ethnic tension
between the Yoruba and Igbo, Uzondinma and Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of
Lagos, jointly set up a committee to strengthen the relationship between the two
groups in the south-western state.
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