Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has condemned a statement by the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, in reaction to a recent press interview in which he advised Ndigbo against placing all their political eggs in one basket.

“I am only practicing what the late leader of Ndigbo, Dim Odumegwu Ojukwu taught us,” he said, warning the “new” MASSOB leadership “to show little respect to the elders who have immensely contributed and continues to contribute to the wellbeing of the South-East region”.

A statement on Sunday by his Special Assistant on Media, Nwachukwu Obidiwe, described Ngige as a consummate Igbo leader who would never disparage the Igbo or work against their interest.
It reads: “With his sterling pedigree as former President General of Aka-Ikenga for eight years, member of Ohaneze Strategic Committee and member, Imeobi Ohaneze, Ngige only advised our people to rise above the prevailing self-pity, awaken the resilient spirit for which Igbos are known and quickly re-strategise as other geo-political zones in the country are currently doing.”


“I wish to put on record that my position is exactly the same position our late leader, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu took in 1982 when he left the Igbo dominated NPP to join the NPN.

“Ikemba reasoned that while Igbos give support to Zik’s NPP, there was also the wisdom in spreading our political net to the waters of the ruling party. Ikemba did so to ensure that Ndigbo was not all boxed into a regional party or enclave which can disconnect or limit their participation in the nation’s apex political conclave.
“If Ojukwu thought that doing otherwise was myopic in 1982, why is a section of the Igbo crucifying Ngige for preaching and practicing the wise counsel of our eternal leader, Ikemba,” the statement quipped.

“It is therefore clear that the ‘new’ leadership of MASSOB needs a clearer and undistorted interpretation of the truth in my position, which is that it is politically unwise for us to repeat in future elections, the 2015 presidential election voting pattern where all our eggs were dumped in one basket; the basket failed and the eggs all broken.

“I wish to further add that there is enough opportunity for the Igbos to make up whatever perceived loss it currently encounters, but our leaders need to shun the creeping political narrowness and play politics more astutely.

“What matters most is not how “big” the positions we occupy are, rather, what we are able to achieve for the Igbo with what we occupy.

“Today, work is on-going on all the major federal roads in the South East; Enugu- Onitsha, Enugu- Umuahia-Abia-Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt -Owerri, Oba-Nnewi– Arondizuogu- Okigwe, to mention a few while Julius Berger has been mobilised to the tune of N6 Billion for the 2nd River Niger Bridge. There is also the Benin-Onitsha rail line, with a separate bridge across the Niger, which was not originally in the Jonathan-PDP coastal rail master plan.”

The statement reminded the “new” MASSOB leadership that Ngige as Governor of Anambra State was the only governor in the zone who gave MASSOB full protection against harassment by the security agencies because of their non-violent approach to struggle.

“I did not only protect MASOB from undue harassment by security agencies, I sent them food from the state treasury and employed its members in the formidable Anambra Vigilante Service. This was to give stability to the security architecture of the state. The founder of MASSOB, Chief Ralph Uwazurike is alive and can testify to this.”

https://orientaltimes.co/2017/06/05/biafra-im-thing-ojukwu-i-deserve-respect-ngige-lampoons-pro-biafra-group/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

This is pure blasphemy

BuariCopyPaste:
This is pure blasphemy

is ojukwu a god?

I like ngige big nose.

Can't this hopeless man called Ngige leave us alone with his eggs in one basket parable.

We have heard enough. We will do it again and again. The Bridge is not for Igbo alone, it is just that it is in our area.

If it is the duty of the Federal Government, we do not need to be in his Party before it is done.

Is our paying tax based on party? What a useless old cult man Ngige is.

Please, leave us alone. You are a lost child, a fool and an ignoramus.

xstry:
is ojukwu a god?

Ojukwu is a god compared to this masquerade-looking nincompoop

Una problem there problem

This man too like wahala......

No wonder he's the only sitting governor to be kidnapped in Nigeria.

nonsense...... what ve u done for igboland as a minister?

BuariCopyPaste:
This is pure blasphemy

Show me Ojukwu shrine..

Jabioro:
Show me Ojukwu shrine..

You need this anti hate injection

Ngige SHUT IT! I was in Anambra state then and you only employed the MASSOB members to guide you because your security details were withdrawn from you by Obasanjo as a punishment for your squabble with Andy Ubah. The same group you've run to for them to save your life is the same you're disparaging every day

BuariCopyPaste:

You need this anti hate injection

You needed it more than I do..

Lalasticlala mynd44

Ngige don smoke again

This man has no iota of shame......

Let him contest again to test his popularity

Nonybb:
Ngige SHUT IT! I was in Anambra state then and you only employed the MASSOB members to guide you because your security details were withdrawn from you by Obasanjo as a punishment for your squabble with Andy Ubah. The same group you've run to for them to save your life is the same you're disparaging every day

The old hag thinks we have forgotten

No problem, keep doing it, you will get the appropriate respect in it's quantum at the appropriate time.