A week ago, old individuals from the Sigma Club of
the University of Ibadan, held a supper in
respect of President General of the Igbo zenith
socio-social association, Ohanaeze Ndigbo,
Boss John Nnia Nwodo, in Lagos.
At the occasion, some prominent Nigerians, for example,
Senior Statesman and Ijaw pioneer, Chief Edwin
Kiagbodo Clark; previous Secretary General of
the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku;
Afenifere senior, Chief Ayo Adebanjo; previous
legislative head of old Anambra State, Chief Jim
Nwobodo; and Professor Biyi Afonja, asked
President Muhammadu Buhari to take
prompt strides to rebuild Nigeria and
keep the nation from breaking down.
As per them, the solidarity of Nigeria and
symphonious concurrence of the different ethnic
nationalities will be extended by monetary
federalism and rebuilding of the commonwealth.
Talking at the supper, Chief EK Clark stated:
''Nigeria is exceptionally wiped out today. The Nigeria, which
our establishing fathers like Chief Obafemi
Awolowo, Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe and Sir Ahmadu
Bello bequeathed to us, is no longer what we
have. At autonomy, we had a constitution
that said there would be three districts, nobody
is better than the other. Each district
created at its own pace utilizing what it
delivered. We had monetary federalism. Today,
what is delivered at my lawn is taken
far from me and I am being made to ask for
it. This nation must be rebuilt.
''There was a meeting in this nation to
rebuild Nigeria yet after, they casted off it
for the norm to remain. In light of the
broken structure and the general population administering have no
respect for other individuals, individuals are
pulling back into their locales.''
Encouraging Chief Nwodo to hold hands with other
pioneers to guarantee equity and rebuilding of
Nigeria, the senior stateman included: ''President
Buhari said that we should execute defilement or will
murder us yet I say rebuild Nigeria or non-
rebuilding of Nigeria will murder Nigeria.''
Likewise, Chief Adebanjo, who lauded Ndigbo
for choosing Nwodo as Ohanaeze president
general, said his decision came at once
individuals like him are expected to move Nigeria
forward.
The octogenarian and First Republic government official
regretted that Nigeria is currently a long ways from
the nation he likewise battled for its
freedom.
Noting that shamefulness has turned into the request of
the day and qualified individuals barely get into
control, he stated: ''The path forward is
rebuilding Nigeria now. I would like to be alive
at the point when individuals like John Nwodo will be president
of this nation as a privilege not by concession…
Great individuals ought to get the administration as a
right. You either get it as a privilege or no
Nigeria.''
To Chief Anyaoku, the esteem framework has
crumpled in Nigeria and the improvement is
immensely in charge of the danger of join in
the nation.
Asserting that Sigma Club is a club of
men of their word with qualities, he said we should endeavor
for the estimations of honesty, diligent work and conviction
that great character is far above untrustworthy
individual riches.
''What amount of these qualities are still set up?
We grumble of debasement in Nigeria;
debasement is the aftereffect of nonappearance of those
values in our general public. Kids and grown-ups no
longer perceive that achievement originates from
hardwork, that great name is of more esteem
than riches,'' he said.
Anyaoku likewise commended Nwodo, including that his
decision as Ohanaeze pioneer ''has motivated in
a few of us another confidnce in the
association'' since he is equipped for driving
Ndigbo well.
Previous legislative leader of old Anambra State, Chief
Jim Nwobodo focused on the requirement for solidarity and
encouraged: ''Let's start to consider ourselves to be specialists
of solidarity. Let each Nigerian see other
Nigerians as his own.''
Eldest Sigma Chief, Professor Biyi Afonja said
the word "rebuilding" is regular in Nigeria
presently on account of treachery and underestimation
of different gatherings.
His words: ''When will Nigeria be Nigeria
again?Any Nigerian of school age in 1950 will
not have issues understanding what we
mean by rebuilding… we require federalism in
the genuine feeling of it… However, no geo-political
rebuilding will spare Nigeria without psyche
rebuilding.''
Reacting, Nwodo, who said he is
overpowered by the respect, expressed that what
is going on to the Igbo concerns all
Nigerians and must be tended to for the great
of all.
As per him, our constituent framework has
annihilated majority rule government, our federalism has been
totally embittered and there is
separation.
Pounding on the requirement for rebuilding, he
said in the First Republic, palm piece let go the
in the first place bond industry in Nkalagu and University
of Nigeria, Nsukka in Eastern Nigeria; cocoa
terminated free training, and first TV station in
Africa in Western Nigeria; and groundnut terminated
the Ahmadu Bello University in Northern
Nigeria and questioned: ''What do agribusiness
items fire in Nigeria today?''
Notable Nigerians at the supper included Chief
Jim Nwobodo, Professor Joe Irukwu,
Ambassador George Obiozor, Mr. Dwindle Obi,
Raise Admiral Allison Madueke, Chief Guy
Ikokwu, Dr Paschal Dozie, Professor Pat
Utomi, Mr Jimi Agbaje, Dr Ifeanyi Okechukwu,
Mr Emeka Ugwu-Oju and Henry Ajumogobia.
Prior to the supper, Nwodo addressed Vanguard
on some consuming national issues.
His interpretation of calls for rebuilding of the
nation, disturbances for Biafra Republic and
condition of the country.
I am as of now in general society domain on this. My
innuagural discourse as president general of
Ohanaeze made clear what our perspectives
are.
I said throughout putting over our
see that the framework in our political
framework has accelerated a condition of
disappointment, outrage, anxiety particularly on
the piece of the young people in Igboland. On the off chance that you
have a place with a nation where you are not being
treated similarly; where your central
human rights are mishandled with heedless
abandon; where notwithstanding protected
arrangements on government character, portrayal
in government particularly named
portrayals are denied you; where your
zone has minimal number of states
notwithstanding two sacred gatherings
that prescribed more states, you cannot
in any case, feel undesirable.
In this way, the South-East has all the earmarks of being between
self-assurance and rebuilding of Nigeria.
Basically, the Igbo are more Nigerian than
other Nigerians. There is no piece of Nigeria
where on the off chance that you evacuate the indigenous populace,
the following biggest ethnic gathering are not the Igbo.
I challenge anybody to negate this.
The Igbo live wherever in Nigeria, feel at
home wherever in Nigeria and furthermore contribute
where they live. There is no piece of Nigeria
where Igbo experience that they don't manufacture houses. In
Jos, they manufactured Saint John's College; in Ogun
State, they constructed a college; in Sokoto, they
constructed a tomato puree industry; in Lagos, they
constructed variety of ventures not to discuss
land. They feel at home, they feel it is
their nation and they can contribute there.
Igboland as vanquished domain
Be that as it may, on the off chance that you go to Igboland, security powers
carry on as though it was a caught and prevailed
domain – individuals under attack. There is no
significant town that you enter without an
Operation Python Dance military checkpoint.
On the off chance that they were checking for arms and on absolutely
national security task, you will extol
them however they are toll doors. Between Onitsha
what's more, Enugu, I tallied 70 checkpoints. On each
checkpoint, business vehicle drivers drop
cash on the floor and you watch policemen
lift them up without minding whether the
Overseer General of Police is tailing them.
I challenge the media to take a voyage through
Igboland, evaluate the army bases and
checkpoints, record what they are doing and
let me know whether you live in such circumstance whether
you won't feel like a vanquished region.
This is about the twentieth time I am discussing
it however no one is doing anything. It resembles going
after Fulani herders. They convey sub-
assault rifles, murder with total surrender however
not one of them is on trial. None of the ones
gotten in Nimbo, Enugu State has been
indicted.
The photos in the web-based social networking immerse us
about individuals conveying Ak-47 rifles. Can't the
knowledge arrange get those insights in
disdain of the security risk they posture? Furthermore,
why hasn't it turned into a matter of national
security that each state government ought to
make a touching store, claimed by the state
government, which they charge any individual who
needs to nibble his bovine there and restrict the
cow to the munching save? Why do we require a
charge for that? This is an alliance for shouting out
noisy. Each state ought to decide how
development of cows ought to influence it. Why is
this unimaginable?
Igbo, in specific parts of the North, are
bound to where they call Sabon Gari. They
do their exchanging a limited zone for
guests in the group. Why is that of steers
diverse?
I am talking about the issue of national security
straightforwardly without reservation with the expectation that it
is just by separating the basic issues that we
can evacuate the nepotism in them, distil it and
confront the reality soundly. That is the best way to
national remaking.
Unaddressed shameful acts fuel fretfulness
On the off chance that we continue saying these and nothing keeps
happening, it ends up noticeably difficult to capture the
anxiety of the adolescents and their
assurance for self-assurance.
The other day, I was perusing Chief Mbazulike
Amaechi saying that Nigeria is on the edge
what's more, that if this proceeds with, it will be hard to
spare it as an element. This ought to be evident to
everybody. The killings are too much. The other
day, it was Benue; it has occurred in Nimbo
what's more, in Rivers. It is not advanced science to bargain
with.
On Igbo administration in 2019
It is a non-issue the extent that I am worried as
president general of Ohanaeze. I don't convey
participation card of any gathering. It is an issue
for the political gatherings to manage. I know
that natu
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