Ndigbo won’t accept less important political appointments –Ohanaeze

As the list of min­isters-designate nominated by Pres­ident Muhammadu Buhari became public, the pan-Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has warned that the Igbo would not accept less impor­tant political offices under the current dispensation.

The Ohanaeze said not only the South-East geo-political zone but also the entire South­ern part of the country had been short-changed in terms of appointments initially made by the Buhari administration since its inception.

The newly elected Presi­dent of the Ogun State chapter of the pan-Igbo group, Ichie Iwuoha Uzodinma stated this while speaking with newsmen shortly after his inauguration in Abeokuta, the state capital at a ceremony attended by del­egates from the 20 local gov­ernment areas of the state.

Uzodinma noted that the Southern part of Nigeria has been placed at a disadvantaged position with the initial alleged lopsided appointments which favoured only the North.

He, however, warned that the South-East would resist any attempt by the Buhari administration to pacify the Igbos with less important po­litical appointments such as ministers of state.

The Ohanaeze president noted that Buhari as the presi­dent of the Nigerian federation should strive to be fair and just with regards to the sharing of political appointments to all sections of the country.

He said, "From the appoint­ment so far made, I don't think any Ibo man has benefited from anyone, not even the South generally. The South- South and South-East did not vote for change because they knew that the change would not benefit them. South West voted for change but the type of change being preached in the North is not what the South-West wanted and now the change has come. Eighty per cent of the appointment is tilted towards the North. The South for now remains at a disadvantaged position."




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