Igbos in Nigeria and abroad have been urged by the leading Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, not to participate in demonstrations against the dire economic conditions in their homeland. CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, signed a statement in which he stated he had received requests from all over the nation to call the Igbo people to participate in protests against the government.
According to the report by Vanguard, the Ohanaeze leader said that he is studying the situation of things in the country.
He said that this is a very critical moment in Nigeria, and that what is happening in the country currently is disturbing. He said that the economy has turned upside down, and that there is frustration everywhere.
He said, “Events in Nigeria today are no doubt very disturbing. The economy has turned very bad, a sceptre of frustration is everywhere.
“I have received many entreaties from many parts of the country requesting me to call Igbos to join in demonstration and violent action in the country against the Government.
“As your leader, I am directing that no Igbo group or community in Nigeria or in Diaspora should join in this action. I am still studying the situation.”
The statement is coming from Ohanaeze following the protests which broke out in some parts of the country against the economic hardship and high cost of living in the country. In parts of the North and South-West, the protesters had stormed the streets to register their grievances. They said that the protest was a way of drawing the attention of the government to the sufferings in the land. CONTINUE FULL READING>>>>>
