A Pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, Igbo World Union (IWU), has called on the presidency to pursue fairness and equity by balancing political appointments across the six geopolitical zones.
In a statement made available to newsmen in Umuahia, Abia State capital by its President General, Sir Meshach Nnanta (Gburugburu Ndigbo Dum), condemned the perceived discrimination against the Southeasterners in Federal appointments.
Nnanta who described the development as unfortunate,
lamented that over the years, the Igbos have been relegated to the background.
Nnanta stated that, “Since the end of the civil war, which is almost five decades now, no Igbo man has emerged as President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. From the Vice President slot in the second Republic to Senate president under President Olusegun Obasanjo till date, no Igbo man or woman has occupied any of the 3 top positions of governance since 2007”.
On the 2023 presidential slot, Sir Nnanta argued that, with the South West, South South and North haven taken shots at the presidency, it is now the turn of South East to occupy the office.
The IWU President seized the opportunity to remind President Muhammadu Buhari of the promise he (Buhari) made to him during one of their meetings at Aso Rock, that he would handover power to somebody from South East in 2023.
On the issue of youth restiveness and agitations and why it persists in the region, Sir Nnanta blamed it on marginalisation of the people, stating that, “With unemployed youths watching as the national cake is being shared without carrying the people of the Southeast along, it is natural for them to react”.
On the South East joint security Initiatives being proposed by South East governors, the IWU leader called on the Inspector General of Police to allow the region adopt its own security template similar to Amotekun in the South West.
