By Francis Igata
ENUGU—The apex Igbo socio-cultural
group,Ohanaeze Ndigbo,yesterday,appealed to the
Igbo nation to remain calm in the face of seeming
lopsidedness of appointments made so far by
President Muhammadu Buhari.
Ohanaeze was reacting to the strident outcries that
have attended the appointment of the president’s
‘kitchen cabinet’.
President General,Ohanaeze Ndigbo,Chief Enwo
Gary Igariwey, spoke at the Ohanaeze National
Secretariat in Enugu during an appraisal meeting
on the Igbo nation.
Chief Igariwey said,”we had a meeting of a select
group with Ohanaeze NEC to discuss Igbo day
celebration. It will be held on a low key. Branches
are free to celebrate as they want. But Ohanaeze
national will mark Igbo day on a key.
“It
will be a day of retreat,tact and unity. The theme of
this year’s celebration is ‘Akonauche na Njiko’ (tact
and unity).
On the issue of appointments, the PG said,”we ask
our people not to be disappointed on the seeming
lopsidedness of appointments made so far by the
president.
“Our people should remain steadfast, think of
home, and galvanise efforts towards the
development of Igbo nation because nobody will do it for us. We have helped in building Lagos and
Abuja among others. It is time to do the same in
our own place.
“We should recreate that zeal and develop our
place. This years’ celebration is not a time of
festival and masquerades,but a tiime for rethink.”
Also, former Secretary General of Ohanaeze,Chief
Joe Achuzie,who was miffed by the lopsided
‘kitchen cabinet’ appointments, charged Ndigbo to
remain strong and form a veritable opposition that
will take over power come 2019.
According to the former scribe,”having known that
the president has distributed key positions to his
brothers, what worries me is that ministers have
been regarded as mere servants by the president.
In other words, if an Igbo is appointed minister,he
or she will be a mere servant.
“The question is, are we to take up such positions
to go and serve him,to go and make him popular?
Without an Igbo man being a minister, I do not
think the president will survive. So,Igbo should not
take ministerial position.”

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