Igbos cannot fight together,they are not united – Pete Edochie [Video]

Veteran actor, Pete Edochie, has stated that Igbo people cannot fight any course together because they are not unified. Edochie said Igbos are scattered, with no particular goal, saying it is not fight for anything that will bring them together but their cultural values.The revered thespian said, most Igbos do not even speak their language again, while calling on Igbo leaders to seek ways to bring the people together.

Edochie, who spoke in Igbo language, told reporters :“There are so many issues making me shed tears. One of them is that Igbo people are scattered. They are not in unity.

“If you take a close look at the Igbo, You will realize that they cannot fight together. Look, it’s not struggle for anything that will bring Igbo people together.

“Have you noticed that only Igbo people pray before eating kola nut? Why I’m saying this is because it is only the culture of the Igbo that can unite them.

“If you take a close look, you will also notice that in the whole of Nigeria, the Igbo people are the ones very mad about speaking English.

“A Hausa boy will not greet his father in English. A Yoruba person will not greet his/her father in English.

“But Igbo person will say ‘good morning sir’ instead of his local greeting. It is painful that the Igbo language is receding and no one is doing anything about it.”

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Edochie began his career in radio broadcasting at the Eastern Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation. He joined the organization same day as his wife, Josephine Edochie nee (Obiekwe), now a lawyer.

By 1980, he was formally trained at the British Broadcasting Corporation as a broadcaster, and then started off as a junior programmes assistant. In 1987 he became the pioneer director of Anambra Broadcasting Service 3 FM Stereo. He retired as a broadcaster in 1988.