OHANAEZE NDIGBO criticizes Buhari over comments on insecurity in South-east
On Monday the group spokesperson, Chiedozie Ogbonnia, Ohanaeze Ndigbo described President Buhari’s comments as “ethnic prejudice taken too far.”
“This is very unfair to the Igbo, especially when the presidency knows the root cause and the nature of the insecurity in the South-east. It needs to be added that the solution to the insecurity in the South-east lies in the enormous powers of the presidency,” Mr Ogbonnia said.
According to Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the comments appeared to ignore the rising insecurity in other parts of the country, especially in the northern region, citing Boko Haram insurgency, recent attack on presidential guards, and bandits’ attacks in the FCT, among others.
“In other words, when insecurity manifests in the North-west, it is a national problem; but when on the other hand, it occurs in the South-east, it is blamed on the inability of the ‘community and religious leaders to speak more forcefully’ against the killings and to stand up and defend the ethos of the nation’s cultural and religious heritage,” he noted.
The Ohanaeze spokesperson explained that the culture of killings was alien to the Igbo-speaking people of South-east and that the leaders of the region have repeatedly condemned the attacks, and have been calling on security agencies to track down the perpetrators.
“Surely, the failure of the Nigerian security agents to fish out the criminals cannot be blamed on the Igbos,” he said.
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