Imo State Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha has described Igbo
people as those that play the worst politics in Nigeria just as he again
condemned the activities of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), calling
there activities SHAMEFUL to Igbo people.
According to the Sun, Okorocha said Igbo play the worst politics
among the ethnic and geopolitical zones in the country while speaking with
journalists during the visit of governors from the north to him.
He said for the ethnic group to reclaim its relevance in the
country’s power equation, the people must review their political strategy.
“Igbo have to change their strategy, in order to reclaim their relevance in
Nigeria’s power equation. Quote me anywhere, Igbo play the worst politics in
Nigeria. “Today, Hausa have realised they can win an election without Igbo.
“Hitherto, Hausa used to think they could not win elections without the Igbos,
now, they believe with the combined massive populations of Lagos and Kano, they
no longer need Igbo to win, hence, the latest alliance between Hausa and
Yoruba. “So, where is Igbo today in Nigerian politics?”
He added: “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 southeast 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, Igbo 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.”
According to Okorocha, IPOB has succeeded in creating
distrust for the Igbo people among other tribes by their agitation for
secession. “The southsouth has produced a president, the southwest 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, Igbo will lose. “Igbo need to change their strategy and political
calculation, to remain relevant in Nigerian politics,” Okorocha rounded off,”
he said.
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