…urges Igbo leaders to be people oriented
CHUKWUEBUKA OHIZU
The President of the Indigenous Igbo Council (IIC) in Rivers State, Engineer Chimenum Amadi has said that the all promoters of identity crisis among Igbo clans of Rivers State have been put to shame with the emergence of Senator John Azuta-Mbata as President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.
Amadi who spoke to our correspondent said that election of Azuta-Mbata is something to be glad for and the Indigenous Igbos Council appreciates the fact that somebody of his pedigree is currently the PG of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
The IIC Leader said that Azuta-Mbata’s election will help put records straight, as all those who thought that promoting identity crisis for political gains, have been put to, shame.
“Why I so much love the fact that Senator John Azuta-Mbata is the PG of Ohanaeze is to put the records straight for the likes of Nyesom Wike, who claims that Ikwerre people are not Igbos.
“Fortunately for everyone, Wike is a boy to Senator John Azuta-Mbata. So, the political godfather of Wike is Senator John Azuta-Mbata.
“So, now, if he the son comes out to claim that Ikwerre people are not Igbos and his father, who knows better, is saying no! We’re Igbos.
“He even went further to occupy the highest leadership position in Alaigbo outside the usual political setting, as the leader of all Igbos worldwide.
“If anyone is rational enough, the person will know that the emergence of Senator John Azuta-Mbata as Ohanaeze’s PG has made a mockery of the claims of people like Wike.”
He said that Azuta-Mbata’s election is a complete deflation of such argument and has made a mockery of anything they have said previously.
“Whatever Wike and others must have said before now, it’s obvious he had made a mockery of himself because the man who is number-1 leader of the Igbo Nation now and at the helm of affairs, is his own political godfather.
“Being his political godfather, he knows more than his son as far as issues concerning our history are concerned. So, whatever the father sits down to see, even if the son climbs the tallest iroko tree to see, he’ll never see.
“That’s the difference between Wike and Senator John Azuta-Mbata because he knows more than him in all ramifications.
“Therefore, I’m so happy about his emergence as the PG of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. The IIC well appreciated the current situation, although we’ve not paid him a solidarity visit, but we surely do that.”
Amadi called on Igbo political leaders to be more responsible to their people, describing most of the political leaders in Igboland as the most terrible when compared to their counterparts in all parts of Nigeria.
“Very terrible sets of leaders. They contribute a lot to the calamities we’re having today. Voiceless people, people who don’t know what it takes to become a leader. They cannot speak to their people.
“Awkwardly timid leaders that do not voice their feelings. I don’t understand. The leaders in Igboland are people that when you elect them as governors, they’re already aspiring to have another big position like the presidential or vice in Abuja and therefore sell their conscience just to please the power brokers.
“You hear them nursing ideas of pleasing northerners so that they can be considered for Vice President or even president. Therefore, they will not speak or talk about what’s wrong here.
“They play along and remain mute on serious issues that require a leader to speak and end it. Meanwhile, these northerners aren’t stupid. They know what’s on the minds id every typical Igbo political leader.
“So, they play the politics along with them, tell them what to do and all that just to get what they want. Everyone of them is waiting for one Northerner to choose them as Vice president when they’ve not finished serving the one he was elected to serve.
“They don’t know that it’s when you serve your people well and you’re very popular, that’s when another popular man from another land will want to align with you to get the force around you to win a serious national election.
“When you have a grassroots force and your people love you, even your enemies will love to work with you more than the man that’s playing hankie panky and lip services without a base. This is why they play politics with them and dump them.”
Amadi said that the problem of the Igbo leaders is frustrating, because they allow their ambitions to drive them into being subjugated to political servitude.
“I don’t know why they adopted such a slavish mentality. We need leaders who love our land and not those who aspire for a new position under another position without delivering in the positions they’re already in.
“What manner of people is this? All those ambitious Igbo politicians end up disappointed at last. Check the records. From Peter Odili, Chibuike Amaechi and Wike, all of them thought they’ll be one thing or the other in Aso Rock.
“They spent our money in the North. You remember the recent one by Wike in Sokoto burnt Market? He did that for no just reason. Meanwhile, we have markets that need attention here and he did nothing.
“Wike did the same thing in Lagos to Yoruba women all because he has an ambition. Meanwhile, the Yorubas cannot reciprocate such down here.
“That’s why whenever you our people elected into power in the senate, they change their dress code to suit those they want to please. It’s a serious, low self-esteem situation and a completely embarrassing situation of an inferiority complex ravaging the Igbo Nation.”
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