- He highlighted ndigbo’s spirit of nationalism and progressivism, saying these dispositions have made many people resentful of them
The Senator representing Abia South senatorial district in Abia State, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has bemoaned the unfair and unjust treatment of Igbo in Nigeria.
He asserted that that Igbos are the most disenfranchised and marginalized people in Nigeria.
The Senator made the assertion in Abuja on Saturday during a public presentation of a book: “The power of Nothing: Triumph And Trump Of People’s Voice In Enugu”, written by Ikem Okuhu.
Abaribe lamented that there is a structural imbalance within the nation’s political landscape, stressing that allocation of only five states to the South east is unfair.
Abaribe was represented at the occasion by Hon Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, member representing Aba North/South Federal Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA.
He highlighted ndigbo’s spirit of nationalism and progressivism, saying these dispositions have made many people resentful of them.
“I would like to say a few things about the Igbos. We Igbos believe in progressivism, and the concept of patriotism and nationalism.
“And this is why you will see an Igbo man pack up his bag and leave his village to Bauchi to set up shops, buy a piece of land, build a house, and become an employer of labour. That in itself, for me, is nationalism, patriotism and progressivism.
“That’s why the Igbo man has that enthusiasm in him to develop, to be progressive, and to remain optimistic. That’s why I said that optimism is a virtue every Nigerian and politician must embrace so that Nigeria will always be better.
“A lot of people might not like what I want to say, the Igbos, we are the most disenfranchised and marginalized. But all we try to do and encourage our brothers is to support one another because it’s highly needed,” the Senator said.
Speaking about the book by Okuhu, which chronicled the events leading to and after the 2023 gubernatorial election in Enugu State, Abaribe said it will help legislators to come up with laws that help to perfect the nation’s electoral system.
According to him, it’s only when the nation identifies its problem and the conundrum of the political system that it can then begin to identify the clinical solutions of how those problems can be tackled.
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