The Igbo Nationalists Movement has conveyed to Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, that they believe he hasn’t yet prioritized the selfless service to the Igbo community.
In a statement to the press on Friday, Uche Mefor, the Convener of the group, addressed the issue of the marginalization faced by the South-East region. Mefor urged Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide to concentrate on attaining an additional state for the South-East and encouraged Iwuanyanwu to adopt a more assertive approach in advocating for their demands to yield tangible outcomes.
According to Mefor, “Chief Iwuanyawu, the truth is that you have not yet served the South-East, the Igbos with your full heart. If you really have the interest of the South-East, the Igbos at heart, the Igbo-Biafra Nationalists and the Indigenous People of Igbo Nation for Self-Determination have advised you to use your good offices to inspire leadership at the levels of political, economic and social development of the South-East by championing the creation of additional state(s) for the South-East.
“This entails working with the state governments in the whole of the South-East to take the Nigerian state to court over the political and economic discrimination and marginalization of the South-East, the Igbos in Nigeria, on the conditionalities that the future of the Igbos in Nigeria must be negotiated with Nigeria.
“Do that with your full chest and stop playing politics with the future of the South-East, the Igbos in Nigeria.
“Once done, you would have paid your dues and be sure that the South-Easterners, the Igbos will stake everything they hold dear for you.
“We have written the South-East political representatives through you and outlined our proposals. If you are not working for or are not a Fulani stooge as being alleged in some quarters, prove the detractors wrong by taking the critical steps outlined in our proposal. Your predecessor did not finish his tenure, the forces of heaven and earth have now provided you the opportunity to leave an enduring legacy. It is now or never,” he said.
