The All Progressives Congress in the South East on Sunday faulted the endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan for a second term in office by some notable South-East leaders.

The APC, in a statement by its South East zonal spokesman, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, was reacting to the endorsement of President Jonathan as ‘Igbo candidate’ by some South East Peoples Democratic Party leaders under the platform of Transformation Ambassadors of Nigeria, at a rally in Awka, Anambra State, on Saturday.

The party said it was not opposed to President Goodluck Jonathan running for re-election in 2015, as he has the constitutional right to contest, but labelled it an approach aimed at subjecting Igbos to perpetual beggarly status.


The APC said, “while it was not opposed to the inalienable and constitutional right of Jonathan to contest,” it was however opposed to what it described as the “the scant strategy adopted by “Ndigbo-Chop-Sand-Band” of politicians who crave to put all our eggs in one basket, foreclose the chances of president of Igbo extraction and subject the hard working and enterprising Igbos to perpetual beggarly status.

“They over stretch the stereo-type of Ndigbo Chopping-Sand since after the Civil War, therefore Jonathan’s victory will compel our contemporaries, the Yorubas and the Hausas to join in Chopping Sand.

“Ndigbo-Chop-Sand-Band drummers are not interested whether President Jonathan performed or not, whether he honoured the promises he made to Ndigbo during the 2011 electioneering campaign nor whether his presidential slot impedes on the chances of our producing a president of Igbo extraction in the nearest future.



“Otherwise, how come that up to date there is no Environmental Impact Assessment, no private sector counterpart funding, only N30bn Sure-P-Fund taxed from the people and most importantly, why the second Niger Bridge is not captured in the federal budget, since according the drummers Jonathan so loves Ndigbo?


“The Chop-Sand-Band thinks that Ndigbo’s memory is so short to forget that it was His Royal Majesty, the Obi of Onitsha, Agbogidi, Igwe Alfred Nnaemaka Achebe, who in February this year, woke our dear president from deep slumber over the promise he made on the second Niger Bridge; upon which fire service approach of Public, Private Partnership was enacted”.

“Or is it not amusing that Professor Chinedu Nebo, Minister of Power, one of the drummers, who talked of Grand Expectation Journey, couldn’t tell Ndigbo why the coal project has not taken off-ground and what happened to N927m, N1.7bn and N1.1bn budgeted for the study survey of Enugu and Gombe Coal in 2012, 2013 and 2014 respectively?

“The revamping of coal was one of our Grand Expectation Journey, premised on the promise made by Jonathan at South East PDP Zonal rally during the 2011 electioneering campaign, yet he so loves Ndigbo.

“In sum, our fear is that the core ingredient of election, which is a referendum on the performance of the incumbent may not prevail as the Chop-Sand-Band are constructing a scenario where President Jonathan, like in 2011, would be allocated millions of votes in the South East, without commensurate performance”, the statement added.

http://dailypost.ng/2014/08/17/subjecting-ndigbo-perpetual-beggarly-status-apc-blasts-south-east-leaders/

Oya where are the Occupy Social Media recruits? Ngwa Come and occupy this Thread

Aregbe rascals odorless fufu and 2 cups of rice show of shame nko

Our so called leaders are fools,each time i hear this kind of news my heart bleeds.

BishopMagic: Aregbe rascals odorless fufu and 2 cups of rice show of shame nko

Is that all you could scribble as a reply to Osita Okechukwu after this pounding of "Igbo Leaders" like yam??

I dont do politics. But i command the spirit of ebola to visit the family of any politician that calls the name "igbo" in vain.

DickDastardly: I dont do politics. But i command the spirit of ebola to visit the family of any politician that calls the name "igbo" in vain.

AMEN!

Buh, that is the truth(the tread). Though APC would be more disastrous to this Nation, just my opinion.

They over stretch the stereo-type of Ndigbo Chopping-Sand since after the Civil War, therefore Jonathan’s victory will compel our contemporaries, the Yorubas and the Hausas to join in Chopping Sand.

What an idiotic reasoning by supposedly group of learned people! Smh!!

Funny enough,outside the mad and irresponsible scene of nigerian polititricks,igbos could statististically be the most economically independent mided people in nigeria.An igbo man that believes and rely on the political system in nigeria at the is more or less a fool/thief like the rest of the follow follow nigerians that follows thieves as their leaders.

As traumatic as gej regime maybe,i will pick him among the rest.He has been faced with alot of unnigerian dangers since he took over,just like the scene you have in libya after gaddafi or iraq after saddam.It is a new kind of war that is entiwened with the endemic corruption that nigeria has always been faced with and it requires a new kind of strategy,a sacrificial,decisive,accountable and ruthless one.It is not about tribe,religion or creed,but about sefless,disciplined and constructive principles.

Ndigbo-Chop-Sand-Band drummers

Classic

redsun: Funny enough,outside the mad and irresponsible scene of nigerian polititricks,igbos could statististically be the most economically independent mided people in nigeria.An igbo man that believes and rely on the political system in nigeria at the is more or less a fool/thief like the rest of the follow follow nigerians that follows thieves as their leaders.

As traumatic as gej regime maybe,i will pick him among the rest.He has been faced with alot of unnigerian dangers since he took over,just like the scene you have in libya after gaddafi or iraq after saddam.It is a new kind of war that is entiwened with the endemic corruption that nigeria has always been faced with and it requires a new kind of strategy,a sacrificial,decisive,accountable and ruthless one.It is not about tribe,religion or creed,but about sefless,disciplined and constructive principles.

You are not making any sense!

NgeneUkwenu:

What an idiotic reasoning by supposedly group of learned people! Smh!!

The igbos i know has long fixed a standard in dealing with the project called Nigeria!as a good student of history,we as a people will never support any party whose foundation was built on the existing secret pact between the oligarchy North and a section of the west to perpetually subjugate the good people of Nigeria.Any assembly of men that stands to retain the wicked and devilish old order that has held Nigeria back from progress,will never and shall never succeed among one of the most informed,educated,industrious and ambitious tribe,in this 21st century!To the igbos,the mistakes and assumed recklessness of PDP,led by GEJ,is far more better than any good thing that can come from the clandestine organization known as APC.
...moreover why is APC taking pills for other peoples illness,the igbos has made their choice and will stand by it,even at the pain of death.
God bless the good people of Nigeria.

Very true. How I wish Igbo people would ponder on this. Ndigbo, chehari.

AustineE1:
The igbos i know has long fixed a standard in dealing with the project called Nigeria!as a good student of history,we as a people will never support any party whose foundation was built on the existing secret pact between the oligarchy North and a section of the west to perpetually subjugate the good people of Nigeria.Any assembly of men that stands to retain the wicked and devilish old order that has held Nigeria back from progress,will never and shall never succeed among one of the most informed,educated,industrious and ambitious tribe,in this 21st century!To the igbos,the mistakes and assumed recklessness of PDP,led by GEJ,is far more better than any good thing that can come from the clandestine organization known as APC.
...moreover why is APC taking pills for other peoples illness,the igbos has made their choice and will stand by it,even at the pain of death.
God bless the good people of Nigeria.

Pally! Do you no longer believe in competency above ethnicity? I think we should be on the same page here by accessing candidates based on their merit and not on primordial reasoning like you just scribbled above!

Between I am a full bloodied Nwa Afo!

Too bad honestly! Smh

What is this concept of CHOP-SAND......I've been reading about it lately outside NL..

Can any organization force all members of a particular ethnic group to vote for one candidate?

Everytime Igbo this, Igbo that. Aga agbapuru n'obodo a?

NgeneUkwenu:

You are not making any sense!

it shows u dont have common sense!

gurnam: What is this concept of CHOP-SAND......I've been reading about it lately outside NL..

It is the Spiteful attitude of people who think it is their turn to 'eat'.

For what I know of igbos, they don't agree with gud sense of reasoning, they prefers to remain in their low class political level in the country than fighting for their place, what a shame. I watched the said rally on tv and I saw d likes of Obi laughing like a fool and feel so sorry for the igbos next generation, the kind of leaders they have are blind, they have no vision and they are driving the vehicle of igbo nation to no direction, everyone I saw at that has no plan for igbos but are only interested in there pockets. IGBO CHOP SAND SINCE BIAFRA WAR. They are going towards copping faeces soon.

Sibrah: It is the Spiteful attitude of people who think it is their turn to 'eat'.

Oh ok..I think I can connect it now...

They believed they've been marginalized all this time...but GEJ is giving them the opportunity while at the same punishing the Yorubas and Northerners on their behalf

That is bad way to play politics in my opinion....GEJ won't be President for eternity.

Wetin come concern APC for Igbo matter?

OrlandoOwoh: Very true. How I wish Igbo people would ponder on this. Ndigbo, chehari.

Bae ni. . .

danot1030: For what I know of igbos, they don't agree with gud sense of reasoning, they prefers to remain in their low class political level in the country than fighting for their place, what a shame. I watched the said rally on tv and I saw d likes of Obi laughing like a fool and feel so sorry for the igbos next generation, the kind of leaders they have are blind, they have no vision and they are driving the vehicle of igbo nation to no direction, everyone I saw at that has no plan for igbos but are only interested in there pockets. IGBO CHOP SAND SINCE BIAFRA WAR. They are going towards copping faeces soon.

LIke d good leaders in southwestern states abi, more slumps in yoruba land compare to igbo land.
wen considering the ex-president was from thr, with leaders that hhold key positions in the country yet that region is lagging behind in terms of infrastructure. no wonder bags of rice n odourless fufu with salt is being used in championing their campaign. the region that jokes not with STOMACH INFRASTRUCTURE!

NgeneUkwenu:

Is that all you could scribble as a reply to Osita Okechukwu after this pounding of "Igbo Leaders" like yam??

I find it amazing why APC stalwarts stoop so low to throw insults like primary school children. Nobody wins votes by ridiculing another person. The earlier you guys find out, the better for you else you forever remain a regional tribal party.

gurnam:
making the Northerners feel what they perceived they've been previously subjected to in Nigeria.

PDP belongs to the North. Ali Modu Sheriff alone, though not a sitting Governor, has more clout within the PDP circle than all the 3 igbo PDP Governors put together.

Jonathan is just using the igbos as political pawns, the Northerners are the one that matters most to him.

lakhadimar: PDP belongs to the North. Ali Modu Sheriff alone, though not a sitting Governor, has more clout within the PDP circle than all the 3 igbo PDP Governors put together.

Jonathan is just using the igbos as political pawns, the Northerners are the one that matters most to him.

Well....it's funny how these Ibos play politics in Nigeria....it's just too amateurish.

One of the best articles I've read in a very looooong time!!!

God bless the author!!
God bless the OP!

God punish anyone who wishes to use and dump the SE!!!

omenka: One of the best articles in read n a very looooong time!!!

God bless the author!!
God bless the OP!

God punish anyone who wishes to use and dump the SE!!!

My brother, I will continue to do my best to educate my fellow country men, especially my igbo people , on the dangers ahead but if by 2015 they repeated the same thing as in 2011, I will have no option than exploit my immigra Visa and Bid Nigeria bye for good!

poiZon:






LIke d good leaders in southwestern states abi, more slumps in yoruba land compare to igbo land.
wen considering the ex-president was from thr, with leaders that hhold key positions in the country yet that region is lagging behind in terms of infrastructure. no wonder bags of rice n odourless fufu with salt is being used in championing their campaign. the region that jokes not with STOMACH INFRASTRUCTURE!

I began my comment by saying the igbos fight gud reasoning, I am not surprise at ur reaction as is norman of the igbos, I will only be surprise if more igbos does not come here to react further. But ask urself when will the igbos stop being at the low level in the political rating of Nigeria, when will d igbos stop being political stooge, when will the igbos have their own at frontline commanding the support of other tribes, when will the igbos stop chopping sand and will present parade not lead the next generations of the igbos to chopping dung? Deal with does question and free me pls.