ONITSHA — The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Willie Obiano of Anambra State on Political Matters, Hon. Arinzechukwu Awogu has expressed concern that Ndigbo might declare former governor of the state, Mr. Peter Obi a persona non grata for his provocative utterances against Ndigbo at the just concluded World Igbo Congress, WIC held in New York City, United States of America, USA. He quoted Obi as saying at the WIC that the “identity’ given to Ndigbo by former President Goodluck Jonathan was more important than bringing infrastructural development to the zone.”

In a press statement issued at the weekend in Onitsha, Awogu noted that considering the level of anguish commuters and other users of Enugu-Onitsha Expressway and other dilapidated federal infrastructure in the South-East go through on daily basis, one would ponder how the identity Mr. Obi allegedly said that Jonathan gave Ndigbo became better than rehabilitating Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, Second Niger bridge, Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway and other critical infrastructure Ndigbo need. “What really is the identity? Does it mean Ndigbo never had identity before the advent of former President Jonathan’s administration? Mr. Obi should tell Ndigbo the identity he is talking about. And where is the ‘identity’ in the present day situation of Ndigbo in Nigeria?”

According to Awogu, “will Ndigbo not ostracize and declare persona non grata, anyone that stands before Igbo global audience to say that former President Jonathan gave Ndigbo ‘identity’ and that the identity given to Ndigbo was better than building Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, 2nd Niger bridge and any other infrastructure Ndigbo can think of?”

As a matter of fact, beyond the neglect, deprivation and total abandonment suffered by infrastructures in Igboland under former President Jonathan, Ndigbo may be getting to know those responsible. If Mr. Peter Obi could suggest that ‘identity’ given to Ndigbo by former President Jonathan was better than building roads and other infrastructures in the South East, then, Ndigbo won’t have to think long before knowing where the infrastructural neglect they suffered under the past administration came from”. Awogu stated: “such views are in real sense anti-Igbo and I wonder how infrastructural needs of Ndigbo could be slaughtered at the altar of “identity,” for Ndigbo. “It’s mind boggling. May be Ndigbo are oblivious of Obi’s brand of identity which the infrastructural needs of Ndigbo were substituted with, under former President Jonathan’s administration which he (Obi) was an integral part of”

QuotaSystem:
Ibos are finally waking up to the clueless and failed administration of Jonathan and the charm used to blind the SE to Jonathan's failure to develop the region is fast wearing off.

So it's today they are realizing Jonathan failed to do anything for the South East? That their most important roads were abandoned, the 2nd Niger bridge was not delivered and Jonathan failed to build any strategic critical infrastructure for the region?

KINGwax007:
Someone opened a thread and said some ethnic groups were trying to divide Igbos by coining names such as 'Delta-igbo' and the likes...

That's funny because Igbis were never united in the first place...

Ojukwu couldn't win his constituency when he ran for senate and didn't get 0.1 percent of the whole Igbo region when he tried to run for presidency...

If I say, 'bastard Igbo' now, Shey I lie ni?

Shey Obi no be bastard so?
Tell me..

QuotaSystem:
[s]Ibos are finally waking up to the clueless and failed administration of Jonathan and the charm used to blind the SE to Jonathan's failure to develop the region is fast wearing off.

So it's today they are realizing Jonathan failed to do anything for the South East? That their most important roads were abandoned, the 2nd Niger bridge was not delivered and Jonathan failed to build any strategic critical infrastructure for the region?[/s]

jamesibor:


Did Obasanjo win his ward when he contested for president in 1999?

AtlanticBreeze:

Igbos love GEJ as always but we will always separate our love for GEJ with the personal interests of certain individuals under GEJ. It needs to be said that people like peter obi supported GEJ for personal ambitions (in his case for political support and his failed ministerial ambition). What the aide said here is that people like Peter obi who were very close to GEJ could have used their influence in his government to get us a bigger deal.. It doesnt mean that GEJ didn't try for igbos

ironheart:
This tribe are so self centred to the point they forget that they hold the economic power of this nation. They are so blinded by hate that it affect them in worst ways than they can imagine. Show me a detribalised igbo man and i will show you success.

I just wish igbos can wakeup to their rightful place insteas of following self centred individual call for biafrud

AtlanticBreeze:

Igbos love GEJ as always but we will always separate our love for GEJ with the personal interests of certain individuals under GEJ. It needs to be said that people like peter obi supported GEJ for personal ambitions (in his case for political support and his failed ministerial ambition). What the aide said here is that people like Peter obi who were very close to GEJ could have used their influence in his government to get us a bigger deal.. It doesnt mean that GEJ didn't try for igbos

AtlanticBreeze:

Igbos love GEJ as always but we will always separate our love for GEJ with the personal interests of certain individuals under GEJ. It needs to be said that people like peter obi supported GEJ for personal ambitions (in his case for political support and his failed ministerial ambition). What the aide said here is that people like Peter obi who were very close to GEJ could have used their influence in his government to get us a bigger deal.. It doesnt mean that GEJ didn't try for igbos

KINGwax007:
nice one...but how many votes did he get, compared to ojokwu? And didn't he win the election?

QuotaSystem:


Keep quiet, you're just confused and torn between your hatred for Peter Obi and sycophancy for Jonathan.

So you agree with Obiano that Jonathan failed to adequately develop the region but still want to claim that he is loved for his incompetence? Are y'all bipolar?

Maybe you're trying to agree with Obi that Jonathan gave Ndigbo its identity, otherwise I don't see why you're arguing with Obianos position.

newbornmacho:

You keep quiet. In what way Were ndigbo specially shortchanged by GEJ? did he build the east-west road, lagos Ibadan, etc ? Aren't you hearing some bayelsans saying they didn't gain much from their own son? Jonathan did what he could for the country given the kind of chokehold Hausa and Yoruba had him in, and sensible Igbo don't blame him. Abuja lokoja road and beyond was done to serve north south travellers, etc Jonathan worked.
It is now your buhari's turn.

QuotaSystem:


Absolute trash. Yes the failure to develop your region was deliberate because he looted the resources instead knowing he was sure of your support because you're doomed to play sentimental ethno religious politics.

Do you even know how shameful it is to admit that the person who the SE gave 99.9% of its support spent his time serving the North alone to their own detriment? Is that foolishness or plain cowardice?

Well you can excused for supporting a weak President because you had no choice, but you cannot be excused for validating the abuse of the mandate you gave Jonathan because I'm sure those that were screaming for his re-election were not doing so out of love for the North and their desire for him to continue focusing on northern development.

KINGwax007:
they hold the economy power of this nation? Gorilla, small small dey beat this chest na.. U go break ur sternum, if u no relax

“such views are in real sense anti-Igbo and I wonder how infrastructural needs of Ndigbo could be slaughtered at the altar of “identity,”

ANYTHING & EVERYTHING!

KINGwax007:
Someone opened a thread and said some ethnic groups were trying to divide Igbos by coining names such as 'Delta-igbo' and the likes...

That's funny because Igbis were never united in the first place...

Ojukwu couldn't win his constituency when he ran for senate and didn't get 0.1 percent of the whole Igbo region when he tried to run for presidency...

If I say, 'bastard Igbo' now, Shey I lie ni?

Shey Obi no be bastard so?
Tell me..

KINGwax007:
Someone opened a thread and said some ethnic groups were trying to divide Igbos by coining names such as 'Delta-igbo' and the likes...

That's funny because Igbis were never united in the first place...

Ojukwu couldn't win his constituency when he ran for senate and didn't get 0.1 percent of the whole Igbo region when he tried to run for presidency...

If I say, 'bastard Igbo' now, Shey I lie ni?

Shey Obi no be bastard so?
Tell me..

newbornmacho:

Who is talking about serving north? I repeat Jonathan in all his imperfection benefited Nigeria more than any northern president at the very least. He believed in Nigeria unlike your thieving uncles and spread development around and that's why you have the guts to spew thrash on nairaland. The world keeps recognizing him daily, where are your thousand and one past northern leaders? The world is either trying to repatriate their loot (abacha et all), or dealing with the fall out of their mediocre regimes. We love GEJ , hug transformer for all I care.

hundredhunndred:
Ndigbo might declare former governor of the state, Mr. Peter Obi a persona non grata for his provocative utterances against Ndigbo at the just concluded World Igbo Congress, WIC held in New York City, United States of America, USA. He quoted Obi as saying at the WIC that the “identity’ given to Ndigbo by former President Goodluck Jonathan was more important than bringing infrastructural development to the zone.”

....Ijaw gave Ibo an identity. -Pita Hoebi

ironheart:
This tribe are so self centred to the point they forget that they hold the economic power of this nation. They are so blinded by hate that it affect them in worst ways than they can imagine. Show me a detribalised igbo man and i will show you success.

I just wish igbos can wakeup to their rightful place insteas of following self centred individual call for biafrud

QuotaSystem:


Lol you sound like a bad joke.

Who cares if you love Jonathan or not? You also love Biafra; are they not both failures? Lmao.

Go and tell the bolded to Obiano and ask him to shut up about SE infrastructural underdevelopment and stop disturbing cyberspace.