The President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo has alleged that the country Nigeria, has been treating the Igbo people as conquered minority.
In a lecture with theme: The problems confronting governance in today’s Nigeria at Ahiajoku Center, Owerri, Imo State, Nwodo mentioned the issue of the Igbo being treated as a conquered people when he was emphasizing on the number of military/police checkpoints in Igboland, pointing out that as a result of that, the level of extortion has remained worrisome. Among other things, Nwodo lamented that since 1970, the South-East has not produced a President and that for 49 years, the Igbo people have occupied the position of the Chief of Army Staff only once. However, in proffering solution, he first of all warned that to get it right in the country, there is urgent need to holistically restructure Nigeria. He said: “Speaking from the Igbo point of view, since the end of Nigerian civil war, no Igbo man has been allowed to become the president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, either in military conspired coups or through major political party nomination elections. “The highest position the Igbo man has attained since 1970 is the position of Vice-President, which the late Dr. Alex Ekwueme occupied between 1979 and 1983. “In the 49 years under review, only one Igbo man has been Chief of Army Staff, the second to occupy that position since Nigeria’s independence. Two Igbo men became Inspectors General of Police and lasted for only short spans. “An Igbo man became Comptroller-General of Customs and lasted for three months. It has been held in many quarters that the reason for the coup of 1983 was to forestall the possibility of an Igbo man in the person of Dr. Ekwueme becoming the president of Nigeria. “Paradoxically, since 1979, the North has held the position of the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces eight times in a cumulative period spanning over seven tenures, the west, four times and the southern minorities once. “Like all Nigerian political phenomenon, the areas from which the president came from have had unprecedented exposure to high political patronage and offices. Most dominant of these patronages has been in appointments into positions in the Armed Forces.” He continued: “The greatest victim in this nepotic style of rulership became the South-East. We in the South-East of the six geopolitical zones had the least number of states and local governments and we receive therefore the least of federally distributed revenue. Our state governments are technically impoverished. Our ability to influence decisions at national conventions of political parties was consequently sequestrated. “To make matters worse, the military without offering any reason designed a new constitution that gave exclusive control of our mineral and natural resources to the Federal Government in violation of the agreement of the component parts of the federation between 1944-1963 to constitute one country. Our federation was formed on the basis of independent and autonomous regions and a loose Federal Government. “The constitution we were given by the military is not autouchtonous. It was not ratified by the people either in a reference or in a mass vote. In law and in political norm, it is a no-starter.” He added that the constitution he described as being promulgated by the military, “was imposed on us by force and any attempt to oppose it is viewed by the powers-that-be as treasonable. “This is not politics. This violates human rights, this violates self-determination. This imposes a hegemony on some sections of the country. The reactions have been myraid and virtually unstoppable.” The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo was also worried that, “In the East, the government attitude is appalling. The policy is one of subjugation, dehumanisation and containment. Driving from one city to another in the South-East, one is confronted with toll gates in the name of military/police check points. “The extortion is carried out so brazenly that no secret is made of it. To ensure that the practice continues unimpeded, police, army and security bosses sent to the South-East are mostly deliberately chosen from other parts of the country. “You are a conquered people. Given the inability of young graduates of Igbo extraction to get employment in government agencies and top private sector establishments controlled by non-Igbos, the South-East has become a breeding ground for revolutionaries. “Their language is persuasive. Their dramatisation of marginalisation is real. Their sense of hopelessness is pathetic. Their recruitment drive is irresistible. Their call for action is contagious. But the resort to military containment, whether in the form of police mop-up actions or in army python dances is palliative and unsustainable.” He boasted: “For those who deride Igbos every day in our newspapers and say we can never be president on account of our voting in the last election, my answer is simple. We don’t want to be president in a skewed and unjust federation. “We have demonstrated that unless you rig, Igbo votes will determine who will be President. They now know that our votes are sizeable! We want a restructured Nigeria and this is not negotiable nor is it stoppable.” Part of what Nwodo said will be the solution to the issues he has raised that “the solution to this situation must address the causes. So long as the Nigeria federation continues to be run as a unitary system of government imposed by the military which treats the South-East as a conquered minority and denies it access to regional self-government and direct control of its natural resources, so long will the agiatation for separatism continue in the South-East. “As one who was in the theatre of war in the last civil war, I hate to see a return of hostilities to the land. “I am convinced that there is only one way out – namely a return to federal system of government in accordance with the agreement reached by our forefathers between 1944-1963.”

Alright.

Chief Nwodo is an idiot and part of the reasons why S/E has been rendered politically irrelevant.

Igbos Please stop all this politics of sentiment and victimization you guys can do better than this.

Emotionss:
Chief Nwodo is an idiot and part of the reasons why S/E has been rendered politically irrelevant.

Igbos Please stop all this politics of sentiment and victimization you guys can do better than this.

Please i keep hearing sentiments and it seems im confused.

The Yorubas just voted for Buhari twice with all the corruption going on and how bad the economy is

Whats wrong with voting smeone they can allign with his Ideology..Atiku was not loved in the North..if he was he would have won and the Yorubas will start crying about being marginalized like the latter parts of Jonathans regime.

They simply made their decision and it did not work for them. That's not voting with sentiment; thats the beauty of democracy.

Next election, they have planned to vote for a notherner. Thats their choice.

Im from Delta state, its even more likely we will vote a northerer if APC presents a Yoruba candidate

Ita choice. its democracy. its freedom. its everyone's right

NOT SENTIMENT

Emotionss:
Chief Nwodo is an idiot and part of the reasons why S/E has been rendered politically irrelevant.

Igbos Please stop all this politics of sentiment and victimization you guys can do better than this.

Care to flesh out the assertion in your second paragraph a bit? Hope you're not blaming Ndigbo for other peoples wickedness, machinations, bigotry and anti-Igbo sentiments against us!

Too long

Wrong accusations. And if president withdraw security personnel from the region they will still complain that the president hate igbo people.

Xander85:


Care to flesh out the assertion in your second paragraph a bit? Hope you're not blaming Ndigbo for other peoples wickedness, machinations, bigotry and anti-Igbo sentiments against us!

When it comes to business an Igbo man will use the wickedness, bigotry and anti-Igbo sentiments to his advantage. Why don't apply same but updated version of that business mentality in politics ?

Presently, Ohaneze is not serving any practical purpose except aimless noisemaking and sharing of money. And I am not making a careless statement here. The organization needs to go on retreat, restrategize, retool, and change direction and focus. To do this, it must deliberately accomodate intellectual eggheads in its affairs. They need to be more developmental than political.

By the way, all these renewal activities can NEVER happen with clueless and partisan Chief Nwodo in charge.

Emotionss:
Chief Nwodo is an idiot and part of the reasons why S/E has been rendered politically irrelevant.

Igbos Please stop all this politics of sentiment and victimization you guys can do better than this.

why idiot ?

Emotionss:


When it comes to business an Igbo man will use the wickedness, bigotry and anti-Igbo sentiments to his advantage. Why don't apply same but updated version of that business mentality in politics ?

u guys are impossible. The man was talking about police checkpoints in the east...reintroduced by buhari....fools who think this is a game against igbos...last year a yoruba guy was killed by sars in lagos and celebrities started yen yen...u never hear sars operating in the north even tho bandits are higher there...

Pdp just ruled this country for 16yrs...igbos were senate president 8 of those...and held high positions in banking and finance..military and petroleum...dont worry about us....buhari will one day leave...its a marathon

hypertension:


Please i keep hearing sentiments and it seems im confused.

The Yorubas just voted for Buhari twice with all the corruption going on and how bad the economy is

Whats wrong with voting smeone they can allign with his Ideology..Atiku was not loved in the North..if he was he would have won and the Yorubas will start crying about being marginalized like the latter parts of Jonathans regime.

They simply made their decision and it did not work for them. That's not voting with sentiment; thats the beauty of democracy.

Next election, they have planned to vote for a notherner. Thats their choice.

Im from Delta state, its even more likely we will vote a northerer if APC presents a Yoruba candidate

Ita choice. its democracy. its freedom. its everyone's right

NOT SENTIMENT

Did you write 'we will' ? Close your mouth you cannot speak for me and the rest.

This foolish man should shut up and listen to his people

This was same man that connnived with Ekweremmadu and umahi to sabotage Obi candidature because Ekweremmadu wasn't chosen by Atiku.

It is time form SE to find a better alternative party to Pdp.. They have benefitted nothing from the party

helinues:
It is time form SE to find a better alternative party to Pdp.. They have benefitted nothing from the party

You have written this statement more than 8 times in a thread.

Are u blinded by love for igbos or is it unity begging again.

Always quick to swing and drop same comment.

Kweke.

Juliusmalema:
[s]This was same man that connnived with Ekweremmadu and umahi to sabotage Obi candidature because Ekweremmadu wasn't chosen by Atiku.[/s]

Osage98 Aka reelectbuhari, it's seems you are fully ready for this game you are playing on nairaland ?, sit tight and watch how the events unfolds..

As for the response about Nwodo sabotaging Obi, you lied and you it.
I know you have been celebrating inside..Dont ask me which celebration because you know what I am saying..

And lastly, go offline and see that all your efforts are exercise in futility.

You go chase shadow tire..

Yes

Juliusmalema:


You have written this statement more than 8 times in a thread.

Are u blinded by love for igbos or is it unity begging again.

Always quick to swing and drop same comment.

Kweke.

Just because we do not share same political ideas shouldn't mean I should wish them bad. Nbano!

As for unity begging, for what? You don't carry an elephant and use leg to cover a mouse trap...Gluttony

I will always wish the best for all the regions in Nigeria, her people and the world..

We are for peace!

These Ayamuree guys are hyper stupid. Is as and se not one again? Why the jealousy towards the SS? They cant even hide the envy anymore, but they were trying to make us all believe they love Ssners.

Tueh!

helinues:


Just because we do not share same political ideas shouldn't mean I should wish them bad. Nbano!

As for unity begging, for what? You don't carry an elephant and use leg to cover a mouse trap...Gluttony

I will always wish the best for all the regions in Nigeria, her people and the world..

We are for peace!

Nbano.....

Lolzzzz

hypertension:


Please i keep hearing sentiments and it seems im confused.

The Yorubas just voted for Buhari twice with all the corruption going on and how bad the economy is

Whats wrong with voting smeone they can allign with his Ideology..Atiku was not loved in the North..if he was he would have won and the Yorubas will start crying about being marginalized like the latter parts of Jonathans regime.

They simply made their decision and it did not work for them. That's not voting with sentiment; thats the beauty of democracy.

Next election, they have planned to vote for a notherner. Thats their choice.

m from Delta state, its even more likely we will vote a northerer if APC presents a Yoruba candidate

Ita choice. its democracy. its freedom. its everyone's right

NOT SENTIMENT

Why will you in "Delta" state vote for an Hausa man just because APC present a Yoruba man?

And point of correction, nearly 40% of Yorubas still voted for PDP in this year's presidential election.

Juliusmalema:


Nbano.....

Lolzzzz

I try now?

Self entitlement, you'll not work politically but when other major and minority tribes have finished working politically the Igbos will come with self entitlement of i demand you give us senate president, chief of army staff, secretary to federal government and chief of staff, typical black South African behaviour.

I am suspecting the Igbos to be a lost black tribe in South Africa they have same similarities as.

1. Blame other tribes for there non relevant in the affairs of things.

2. Cry marginalisation.

3. Claim to be migrated from Israel

4. Their chest is heavy with hatred against other tribes.

5. Claim to be children of God as if other tribes are children of satan.

7. Claim to be the most envious and hated tribe.

8. Propaganda is their stock in trade.

8. Claim to be industrious but we how they got the wealth.

9. Always doing same thing the same way and expect a different result.

10. Chest beaters.

These traits above are typical of the Zulu and Xhosa tribe of South Africa and the Igbos have it.

helinues:


I try now?

U no try at all.

Same song since 2015

DJ abeg you no get another record?

The problem of the country is not the tribe that is heading any government, but bad governance.U don't need to be Hausa, Yoruba or Ibo to do needful, but just to have the right sense.

How do you know the man is daft..... AND THE END OF THE DAY HE STILL WANT NIGERIA....WHICH GOES TO SAY FIND HIM 50MILLION NAIRA HE WILL SHUT UP....U CAN'T CONTINUE TO PLAY ON REAL IGBOS INTELLIGENCE....you are not representing a typical Igbo man.... you're only big men club just like PEOPLES CLUB IN THOSE DAYS

At the end BIAFRA WILL COME AND WE WILL TREAT ALL YOUR FUCKUPS FOR SABOTAGE

Igbos were conquered in 1970. That's the truth.

KenOne:
Self entitlement, you'll not work politically but when other major and minority tribes have finished working politically the Igbos will come with self entitlement of i demand you give us senate president, chief of army staff, secretary to federal government and chief of staff, typical black South African behaviour.

I am suspecting the Igbos to be a lost black tribe in South Africa they have same similarities as.

1. Blame other tribes for there non relevant in the affairs of things.

2. Cry marginalisation.

3. Claim to be migrated from Israel

4. Their chest is heavy with hatred against other tribes.

5. Claim to be children of God as if other tribes are children of satan.

7. Claim to be the most envious and hated tribe.

8. Propaganda is their stock in trade.

8. Claim to be industrious but we how they got the wealth.

9. Always doing same thing the same way and expect a different result.

10. Chest beaters.

These traits above are typical of the Zulu and Xhosa tribe of South Africa and the Igbos have it.

Quit sounding daft! All the crap you listed up there are figments of your active, insecure and bigoted mind!

In a sane country, there should be a distinction between the periods of electioneering, and after that, governance! In a true nation, how sections of the country voted shouldn't be a determining factor in the distribution of political appointments and location of projects!

All what's happening in Nigeria today under your god Buhari and the coven of witches that is APC is the true manifestation of hate, bigotry, division and vindictiveness, and can only strengthen the argument of those who say Nigeria has no business remaining as a country!

Imagine this scumbag i'm quoting justifying the exclusion of Igbos in governance just b'cos they didn't fall over themselves to vote for Buhari and his APC!