FROM DAVID ONWUCHEKWA, NNEWI

Some Igbo leaders including retired Army Generals and the former President General of Ohane­ze Ndigbo, Dr Dozie Ikedife have paid a private visit to the President-elect, Gen­eral Muhammadu Buhari to make a case for the Igbo in the incoming APC-led feder­al government so that the re­gion will not be abandoned for not giving massive sup­port to the victorious party like the South West during the just concluded presiden­tial election.

Dr Ikedife who disclosed this at his Nnewi residence, yesterday, said the purpose of the visit was to appeal to General Buhari not to leave the Igbo in the cold in his ap­pointments and infrastructural development because of the low support he received from the South East geo-political zone during the presidential election.

“You know people of the South East voted heavily for the PDP and not very much for the APC. And I had always warned during the campaigns that the Igbo should not put all their eggs in one basket. And the impression will be that the President-elect was not sup­ported by the people of the South East. Our visit is to let the President-elect know that he is the President for all and that he has to accommodate people from the South East in his administration.

“We have people who are capable, qualified, hardwork­ing and technocrats who can work with him in Igbo land. We have people like the former Governor of Abia State, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, very brilliant and very respectful. We have Oscar Udoji and other people of high integrity and dedi­cated politicians like Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige. And there are people who worked tire­lessly for the APC to win in the South East, people who did not vie for any elective position, no matter the low number of votes they attracted because of the overwhelming South East sup­port for the PDP. It is important that these people should be ac­commodated,” Dr Ikedife said.

He noted that it was a fact that the National Executive Council (NEC) of the APC had done its zoning as to who got what, the Igbo, he insisted, should be well accommodated and not to be left to pick the crumbs.

Dr Ikedife explained that he was too old to be given any se­rious appointment, adding that his agitation was to protect the interest of his race as an Igbo leader.

He said their discussion with General Buhari did not centre on infrastructure in Igbo land, “but during the President-elect’s campaign in the South East at the last presidential campaign, I chaired one of the occasions when he visited the entrepreneurs and leaders of the economy in the South East where we presented our prima­ry needs including electricity, water, roads and the construc­tion of the 2nd Niger Bridge, and so on. We documented these things.”

On General Buhari’s reac­tion to their request, he said the President-elect was friendly and appreciated the visit but did not say outright that he was going to grant the request or not “since we did not sign any contract with him.”

He said General Buhari listened to them carefully and that the team was of the hope that in fullness of time he would react positively so that the Igbo would be carried along in the scheme of things.





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God bless Nigeria and May God bless the President elect for listen to my Igbos brother

Nigeria belong to all

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Speaker above say something better

Igbo would be carried along; Buhari is going to be the president of all. They(igbo) should learn to forgive the past, as they are too vindictive , and learn not be politically predictable.

The south East have nothing to fear. GMB is a just man and he will ensure no region is left behind. The federal government belongs to all Nigerians and it must work for the benefit of all irrespective of political choices. Our Igbo brothers on NL who are found of always talking ignorantly about how they don't need government presence in the region should take a cue from their elders pragmatic decision to reach out to the president elect. Being emotional at all times is not always the way to go.

Good hope baba repond positively to their demand o...APC need to win the east over to their side

Buhari is a great gentleman and am glad he won after all the attacks on his person and records. He will be the President, Commander in Chief and Father of the Nation. Everyone will be accommodated and carried along.

But my people must learn to play politics the right way and avoid being overly emotional.

Sai Buhari.

Short sighted beggarly people only deserve crumbs of course! Or, what should the people who worked hard, against every odds to be successful get versus the lazy, incompetent and cynical Beastafars who put their lives in a sinking boat to deny Nigeria progress and change? Give Onu, Okorocha, Ngige and the other ibo person there some portfolio, pay their allocations and whatever need to be done constitutionally, but that is all. This people will do anything to sabotage Nigeria in order to keep crying for the Beastafar country and hope APC, Buhari and other Nigerians follow their bad advice which is meant to set a trap for them all the way. I say Buhari and Nigerians be wary of these people of herd mentality, whose inferiority complex drive to paranoia on a per second basis!

Who cares?

Igbos are soliciting Buhari day and night. They left out the crucial principals . If they are serious they should be talking to Tinubu and Ango Absullahi to intercede on their behalf. The party, not the presidet will shortlist candidates.

madamoringo:
Short sighted beggarly people only deserve crumbs of course! Or, what should the people who worked hard, against every odds to be successful get versus the lazy, incompetent and cynical Beastafars who put their lives in a sinking boat to deny Nigeria progress and change? Give Onu, Okorocha, Ngige and the other ibo person there some portfolio, pay their allocations and whatever need to be done constitutionally, but that is all. This people will do anything to sabotage Nigeria in order to keep crying for the Beastafar country and hope APC, Buhari and other Nigerians follow their bad advice which is meant to set a trap for them all the way. I say Buhari and Nigerians be wary of these people of herd mentality, whose inferiority complex drive to paranoia on a per second basis!

Ure really boiling ooO...

Reason Igbos are to be feared.
Give least number of votes nd be the first to make demands.
Hauza go just bundle una put inside back pocket.

madamoringo:
Short sighted beggarly people only deserve crumbs of course! Or, what should the people who worked hard, against every odds to be successful get versus the lazy, incompetent and cynical Beastafars who put their lives in a sinking boat to deny Nigeria progress and change? Give Onu, Okorocha, Ngige and the other ibo person there some portfolio, pay their allocations and whatever need to be done constitutionally, but that is all. This people will do anything to sabotage Nigeria in order to keep crying for the Beastafar country and hope APC, Buhari and other Nigerians follow their bad advice which is meant to set a trap for them all the way. I say Buhari and Nigerians be wary of these people of herd mentality, whose inferiority complex drive to paranoia on a per second basis!

if truly you are a gal then you are a disgrace to womanhood but if you are a guy then I ll blame God why he didn't hasten your Mother's mensuration before you were fertilized

ok!

Ikedife........ ur visit to gmb is for ur selfish interest

I wish them goodluck.

Buhari needs the Igbos more than the Igbos need Buhari... if he choses to neglect the SE (or any other part of the country)... whether it will positively or negatively affect his administration or its image thereof... is any one's guess.

When de wer behavin like 'illiterates' during d campaign, i tot de had plan B o. Here we are. De are d 1st to even set agenda 4 president elect. Igbos want SGF, speaker or depty, ministers [some already slaping diaselves at Enugu], after ambassadors, minister of FCT! So funny realy. B4 our eyes all this things are happenin. Where is dt tribalistic Barcanista now. U see una urselves?! Nw u guys are showing ur prostitutions! So u guys are afraid of marginalization?

Cc lalastical

Stupid Igbo leaders!!! Going to beg a near illitrate Fulani cattle rearer not to forget them. These are men who should be educating the younger Igbos that it is their right to dissolve any political ties they have with Nigeria and set up their own country if they want. Ridiculing themselves for the sake of the British contraption called Nigeria.

Taaa... The South East supported President Goodluck Jonathan fully and we owe no one an apology. If we have 100 chances we will still vote for President Goodluck against the Fura drinking general and we don't want any appointment under his administration. No Igbo man in his right sense will work UNDER an illiterate.

Nonsense.

I see Rochas Okorocha becoming the next chairman of The Governors' Forum.

MzJackBaueress:
I see Rochas Okorocha becoming the next chairman of The Governors' Forum.

we go chop chairman of governors' forum, abi it will boost economic activities in imo state?

Are we going to keep on living like this in this country?

Dr.Ikedife has nothing to fear. Buhari is a fair and principled man. There is nothing in his character that would allow him to marginalise or mistreat any ethnic group . In fact I suspect Buhari will be especially good to the Igbos because the General realises that old wounds must heal if Nigeria is to get the best out of all her citizens.

The truth is that Igbos can become very fond of and supportive of Buhari, despite their electoral rejection of him, if the General leads all corners of Nigeria well and assist the completion of projects important to the Igbos that the cynical and self-serving GEJ never bothered with. I think Buhari will actually go out of his way to respect and assist Igbos. I would personally, if president, because leaders must always rise above shallow sentiments to unite those they lead and foster the development of reconciliation, inclusion and peaceful coexistence that delivers socio-economic development Of a people. A Nigeria consisting of ethnic groups primed to fight and resist each other always is not good for the prospect of a great Nigeria.

rudedough:
Taaa... The South East supported President Goodluck Jonathan fully and we owe no one an apology. If we have 100 chances we will still vote for President Goodluck against the Fura drinking general and we don't want any appointment under his administration. No Igbo man in his right sense will work UNDER an illiterate.

Nonsense.

You need to shut up. All this bitter and empty show of bravado misses the point which is that issues remain about the development of Nigeria. If you truly accept this then you will not be here insulting Buhari while the wise men from your ethnic group pursue a mature and bridge-building approach .

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dz selfish men r at it again. belittling n damaging d integrity of Igbo Nation. the North have never supported GEJ buh GEJ still accommodated dem fully dan any other region by way of appointments n development.
These men don't hv to drag Igbo ppls name along every time. if u want an appointment go for it. lobby for it. save ur ppl some face.
Mtchew.

what's the name of those your Magnifying glasses?