…says he has lost touch with Ndigbo aspirations
The Ohaneze Ndigbo world wide has condemned the call by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe demanding for the resignation of President Muhamnadu Buhari over insecurity issues in Nigeria.
Recall that on Wednesday, Abaribe had on the floor of the Senate declared that Buhari should throw in the towel as he has failed to combat insecurity in Nigeria.
The group described the call by the Senate minority leader as an affront on Ndigbo and laced with the behavior of a fifth columnist.
This was contained in a statement signed by the Secretary General, Dimm Uche Ukwukwu and made available to TNG.com o Thursday.
In the statement the group said the call “by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe on President Muhammadu Buhari to resign his position as President and Commander in chief of the federal republic of Nigeria is an affront on Ndi Igbo worldwide and Nigerians at large.
“The Senator who represents Abia South Senatorial District at the Senate has lost touch with the aspiration of Ndi Igbo having lost out in the power circles at the centre, hence he seeks to manipulate the conscience and emotions of Nigerians for his personal gains as though he has preferred a solution to our problems as a nation just to drive his own personal agenda.
“Assuming without conceding that Buhari resigns, it means Osinbajo will become president automatically against Igbo interest. So who is Enyinnaya Abaribe working for? How does his actions serve the interest of Ndi Igbo whom he is representing?
“It is no longer news that when kidnapping went to its peak in Aba Abia state when Osisikankwu reigned supreme, ransoms as low as five thousand Naira was paid. Today peace has returned to the South-East and South-South under the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.
“Regrettably the North-East is still being battled to outrightly free it from Bokoharam which started under the PDP government where Abaribe belongs.
” He should have been the one along with his party to apologise to Nigerians for their inability to stop Bokoharam before Buhari took over.
“Today Enyinnaya Abaribe has within his personal right stood against the Buhari Administration as an arch opponent yet Buhari has won his election twice in 2015 and 2019 without the contribution of Abaribe.
“Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo worldwide therefore calls on Ndi Igbo to continue to support the Buhari presidency till 2023 when he will hand over power to Ndi Igbo for the good of Nigeria and and in the interest of all in the spirit of unity, patriotism and nationalism.