The Deputy Senate President, Chief Ike
Ekweremadu, on Sunday accused the President
Muhammadu Buhari led government of provoking
Ndigbo.
Ekweremadu, representing Enugu West
Constituency, said that until the leadership of
Nigeria learn to respect Ndigbo and ensure that
equity and justice prevailed, the country can
never be the same.
The Deputy Senate President, who spoke in
Enugu while addressing people of Eziagu council
area of Enugu State during a solidarity visit, said
that despite the contributions of Ndigbo in the
development of Nigeria, “we are being provoked
everyday by the government of this country”.
According to him, “let me remind you that we are
going through the difficult period in Igbo land. As
Ndigbo, we are going through trying period, we
are being provoked everyday by the government
of this country in the way they treat our people,
especially the marginalization going on at the
federal level by the federal government.
“We are also aware of the contributions of our
people towards the development of this country.
The Nigeria Movie Industry, which one of the
major exports we have, Igbo’s pioneered that
industry; in sports, Igbo’s are all over the world
doing the country proud. When you see Nigeria
national team playing, 80 percent most times are
Igbos and we are happy to do that”.
Sen. Ekweremadu who said that Ndigbo were
more Nigerian than any tribe, disclosed that in all
remote villages in Kano, Kaduna, Maiduguri and
everywhere, “you will see Igbos who are patent
medical dealers, you will see Igbos selling
plastic, you will see Igbos providing jobs not only
to their people but to the rest of Nigeria.”
He said Ndigbo had done so much to the country
and deserved some respect, stressing that until
“we get our respect, Nigeria will never be the
same.
“So, any person who thinks that Igbos will be
relegated and there will be peace in this country
is joking. We believe in equity, we believe in
justice.
“This country is big enough for everybody.
Nigeria needs energy and ingenuity of Igbos, they
need our creativity, they need the enterprise of
Igboman and we can combine the attributes with
the other tribes and Nigeria will be great.”
The deputy President of the Senate who spoke
with passion said Igbos will never accept the
situation and that indeed no tribes would be
excluded from the governance of this country
because this country belonged to all of us.
He said it may be dark today but there will light
at the end of the tunnel.
“We have already left Egypt and we will never go
back to Egypt. Definitely, we will get to the
promise land unlike the people of Israel; all of us
will be alive when we get to the promise land.
“So, I am not shaking and don’t be afraid my
people, we believe in this country, we believe in
free enterprise, we believe in justice and we also
believe in equity and that, we ensure that this
country will get”.
He thanked the chairman of Eziagu LGA, Mr.
Chukwudi F. Ezinwa for uniting all the people of
Eziagu council area, stressing that in a short
period, he had performed beyond his expectation.
He promises to work with him to change the
story of the council area in everything that
humans being could do.
He said that throughout the trying period of his
election, Eziagu people stood by him to the
extent that some traditional rulers were
dethroned.
Earlier in his remark, the Eziagu Council
Chairman, Mr. Ezinwa appealed to the deputy
President of the Senate to ensure the
completion of federal roads government
embarked upon in the council, especially those
roads that erosion had cut-off.
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