- Ohaneze demands equitable treatment for all ethnic groups and fair resource distribution
- Appeal to Tinubu to restore justice, equity, and fairness in Nigeria
Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide is urging President Bola Tinubu to rectify the lack of representation from the South-East in his list of ministerial nominees.
The group emphasized that this issue wasn’t caused by the current administration and called for justice, equity, and fairness.
They expressed concern over the South-East having only five ministers compared to other regions with nine or ten.
The group’s president-general, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, highlighted the imbalance in political power, economic standing, and social position due to the insufficient representation.
Ohaneze demanded equitable treatment for all ethnic groups, including the Igbo, and called for a fair distribution of resources and appointments.
“We wish to observe that this situation was not caused by the current administration, but we, however, appeal to His Excellency, Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to help us remedy the situation and restore justice, equity and fairness in Nigeria.
“We pray the Almighty to bless and prosper our country, Nigeria and give our leaders the wisdom and knowledge to steer the ship of Nigerian nation to peace, happiness and prosperity for all Nigerians irrespective of ethnicity, creed and political persuasion.
“We, therefore, demand justice, fairness and equity for every ethnic group in Nigeria, including the Igbo. Recall that the states and geopolitical zones were created by the military administrations. All honest Nigerians know that the Igbo did not play much part during this exercise.
“As a result, the South-East was shortchanged with five states while other zones have a minimum of six states.
“Our political power has been reduced as we have a few senators and also in the House of Representatives; governors, house of assembly and local governments,” Ohaneze said.