By Jude Ndukwe

In his well published diatribe against the Igbo people of Nigeria, Joe Igbokwe, the Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Lagos State chapter, who is also a son of Igbo, poured invectives on the Igbo nation while making spurious allegations against them.

For those who know Igbokwe’s leanings and past stance on national issues, his latest scurrilous attack on great people of the South Eastern part of Nigeria did not come as a surprise, the only surprising thing is that this latest attack seem to come somehow awkwardly late and too far apart given the man’s relentless and unrepentant penchant for always attempting to ridicule Nigeria’s most resilient and enterprising people in an essay full of contradictions, lame postulations and outright insults.

His grouse is that, according to him, the Igbo have refused to move on since after former president Jonathan lost the last presidential election to the incumbent, Muhammadu Buhari. In one fell swoop, he accused the Igbo of ethnic bigotry and still went ahead to wonder why it is that the people of the South South region have since moved on while their South Eastern brothers have refused to move on from that election.

If the Igbo were ethnic bigots, how would they be so concerned about the loss of a Bayelsa man in an election to the extent that a certain Joe Igbokwe is riled by their stoic and unwavering support to such a man even more than a year after his loss?

Rather than paint the Igbo in such uncomplimentary, yet, false light, Joe should turn his focus on his principals and paymasters who are working tirelessly to continually divide Nigeria along ethnic and religious lines.

When the president of a country has officially divided his nation into two political, ethnic and religious lines by the virtue of the “97% vs 5%” declaration of no person less than the president himself, the Igbo view him as one who does not mean well for the nation.

In this light, the Igbo view Jonathan as a hero because, even though he is not Igbo, he would never have made such a divisive and unpresidential statement not to talk of acting it out. And as if to prove that declaration as an official policy of his, President Buhari’s appointments have not been federal either in character or in intent. To this extent, the Igbo view themselves as endangered species in a nation that easily preaches one Nigeria but state actors do the exact opposite.

The president’s continued seclusion of certain parts of the country from State offices and projects, if there is anyone at all, is what is crippling Nigeria. The cry of the Igbo, which the likes of Igbokwe have misinterpreted to serve their own selfish purpose, is that Buhari should not crash the nation with his own hands.

If anyone sees this as ethnic bigotry, the person has urgent need for an optician and a psychiatrist! With the level of poverty visited on us in Nigeria by the Buhari administration, it is enough to make people like Igbokwe spew nonsense in the name of criticism, and also makes it imperative for regular brain checks to be part of such people’s daily menu.

When armless and harmless Igbo embark on peaceful rallies and the military shoot at them without provocation, killing many in the process, not once, not twice, and hurriedly bury them in mass shallow graves in military barracks and elsewhere in order to cover their evil, Joe Igbokwe expects Ndigbo to applaud rather than criticize state actors for their wickedness and insensitivity.

Enough is enough! What is not good is not good no matter those involved even if they are Igbo. It is high time we started calling a spade by its name.

When about a thousand defenceless and helpless core northerners including women and children were shot at and killed by the same military in Zaria sometime in December 2015, and their leader, El Zakzaky wheeled in a barrow in a pool of his own blood, it is this same Igbo “ethnic bigots” who took up the fight and condemned that action of the military in its strongest terms.

The Igbo are not bigots, brother, they just believe that injustice and oppression of anyone anywhere is injustice to all. It is the Igbo that have condemned in the loudest voices the continued detention of Nnamdi Kanu as much as they have done for Sambo Dasuki and Femi Fani-Kayode. That is not a trait of bigots!

It is this same Igbo that elected a Fulani... Continue reading www.politicalcritics.com.ng
Source: http://www.politicalcritics.com.ng/index.php/2016/07/13/nigeria-fight-corruption-way-forward/

DemonInSiege:
Something must be wrong with the Igbokwe

He isn't against Igbo people. He is advising them to desist from their usual suicidal tendencies like it happened in the civil war...


but the truth they say is bitter, so am sure you all won't like him for stating the bitter truth

Joe Igbokwe's parentage is very questionable. Not every dumbass should pass as Igbo.

Duru1:
Joe Igbokwe's parentage is very questionable. Not every dumbass should pass as Igbo.

what ils 100 par cent dumb with what hé Saïd? You people will not allow igbo people to air their views again . Even if you have to take some positives... Smh

yolobakwe is an in.sane nitwitt earning his daily living on the blood of his brother. Such character is unexpected of in a goup of 50million igbos, Esau and Judas Iscariot of our time always have a sad ending.

We yorubas love Ibokwe, he is greater than all our yoruba leaders. Since his family have disowned themselves from Nnewi for whatever reason, we will accept him and make him our leader.

Joe Owodungan Ibokwe for Governor of Lagos 2023.

JohnsonOlanre:
We yorubas love Ibokwe, he is greater than all our yoruba leaders. Since his family have disowned themselves from Nnewi for whatever reason, we will accept him and make him our leader.

Joe Owodungan Ibokwe for Governor of Lagos 2023.

Then you will come out from your caves in the South East and beat your hollow chest that a hardworking Igbo brother of yours has become the governor in Lagos?

Even his village chiefs will celebrate him as a great Igbo ambassador then?

The same barbarians that condemn him now would be the very ones to gloat about how great the Igbo man is.

StOla:


Then you will come out from your caves in the South East and beat your hollow chest that a hardworking Igbo brother of yours has become the governor in Lagos?

Even his village chiefs will celebrate him as a great Igbo ambassador then?

The same barbarians that condemn him now would be the very ones to gloat about how great the Igbo man is.

We yorubas should first make Joe Owolafe Ibokwe our gomina in lagos and forget about what the annoying Igbos have to say. He has been very faithful to baba bourdillon, that's all that matters here.

Joe Owolafe Ibokwe for gomina 2023. Wailers can wail.

DemonInSiege:
Something must be wrong with the Igbokwe

This your list is so misleading and wrong. At a glance, I can see some major flaws.
The CDS is from SW so why put army alone.?
What about Accoutant General etc? A lot of flaws if I look further. You are deceiving yourself by lying publicly to gain sympathy for what?

He wrote that piece hopin to be president of Nigeria one day...the first Igbo one.

Dream on Igbokwe....the infected ones are Solidly behind you.

The day you would be betrayed would be the day u'd curse your writin hand.

If truly the igbos are bigot, violent and dont contribute anything to the national confer why can we allow them to go their way peacefuly instead of holding them down