Nigerians of Igbo extraction yesterday took the case of marginalisation and exclusion allegedly orchestrated against them by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to the United Nations (UN). The group urged world powers to mount pressure on President Buhari to re-write the wrongs meted against the Igbo ethnic nationality, alleging that there was a grand plot to deny the South East the nation’s presidency in 2023.

A Coalition of Southeast Civil Society Activists and Human Rights Defenders, stated this at a media briefing in Enugu, adding that they were moved to alert the world body on Ndigbo situation since the Buhari administration commenced, insisting that the unfair treatment had continued to increase daily.

A letter of protest alleging marginalisation of Ndigbo was addressed to the Coordinator, Indigenous Peoples, and Minority Section, United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva.

It was titled, “Protest Against Provocative Exclusion and Orchestrated Reduction of Ndigbo to Second Class Citizens in Nigeria: A Call to World Powers to Mount Constructive Pressure on President Buhari to Re-write the Wrongs Meted Out Against the Igbo Ethnic Nationality,” and dated September 9, 2019.

Also copied were embassies of the United States of America, Canada, France, Germany, British High Commission and Delegation of European Union to Nigeria and ECOWAS in Abuja.

National Convener of the group, Ibuchukwu Ezike, and Secretary-General of Igbo Civil Society Coalition, Dr. Jasper Uche, among others listed the alleged infractions in lopsided appointment of security chiefs; infrastructure deficit including roads, railway, and seaports.

They also listed unfavourable allocations from the Federal Government; closure of Akanu Ibiam International Airport without contract and concentration of interventions of development partners in the North.

Others are exclusion from the commanding heights of the nation’s economy; delay in the passage of southeast Development Commission Bill; politicisation of terrorist designation and flying the kite of the 2023 presidency.

They asked the UN for active engagement and diplomatic pressures on President Buhari to address the principle of federal character in the distribution of public goods and appointive positions, especially security chiefs.

Ezike stated that addressing the lopsided appointments of security chiefs was paramount due to increasing insecurity in the South East region, stressing: “A decision may be taken one day to eliminate all Igbo without their knowledge due to lack of representation.”

They sought sustained pressure on the President to send an executive bill to the National Assembly for the creation of one additional state in the South East, to be at par with other zones as well as mobilisation of resources to ensure speedy completion of the Enugu Airport rehabilitation and expansion before the Christmas season, among other demands.

https://guardian.ng/news/igbo-take-alleged-marginalisation-by-federal-government-to-united-nations/

Mscheeeew, yeye people na for UN Una go campaign?

of what use is this

You allege marginization yet you throw your weight around Atiku. What's the difference.

Ndigbo has written UN over one grievance or another since 2014 .

In that time frame different member countries in the UN have also received reports from home of a surge in crime committed by Nigerians, of Igbo background.

After the episode with FBI-80, how would t he world body come to terms with a people involved in crime a cross the globe but cry of marginalization at home.

For instance, if I was a UN diplomat receiving this fresh grievance. I want to know few things, primary top concerns for me would be the correlation between a marginalized people and their propensity to commit crime.

If there is a relationship then it would mean Igbos are not only notorious across the glob, since charity begins at home, their notoriety in crime in their own country should be studied. What kind of crimes do they commit.

A marginalized people feel robbed of their entitlement. They typically will not also commit robbery on others. Rather, they will be found in crimes associated with freedom movements....like vandalism, sabotage, riots, .....in this context, movements like MEND, IPOB can be regarded as true response against marginalization.

Internet scams, identity fraud, drug, robbery, kidnap, blood rituals, baby factory, and so on.....are these mediums through which Igbo seek to free itself from marginalization?

In addition to its grievance, Ndigbo has some explanation to give to UN on why its people commit crime across the globe.

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Definitely, these miscreants are suffering from psychiatric disorders, mental imbalance and hallucination. You should have told UN to make appointments for Buhari. Useless nincompoops.

definitely awon flat headed people .....ha ha ha lzaa immhotep ya people don cast!

Fake news