Tag: Nwodo

‘FG treating Ndigbo like 2nd-class citizens’ — Nwodo alleges

Aminu Imam

The immediate-past President-General of the Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo, has accused the Gederal Government of treating the Igbo race as second-class citizens. Nwodo, who made the allegation while delivering a paper on: “Nigeria’s Political and Economic Future – the Dangers We Can Avert”, lamented the exclusion of the Igbo race in the security architecture of the country as well as other sensitive and strategic public positions. His words: ” We are grossly marginalised and treated by the federal government as second-class citizens. No Igbo man, for…

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“2023 elections may be disrupted if we don’t restructure Nigeria now” – ex-Ohanaeze chieftain, Nwodo

Aminu Imam

Former president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Nwodo, says the delay in restructuring the country may lead to a mass boycott or disruption of the 2023 elections. Speaking during the 14th Anthony Cardinal Okogie Foundation’s annual lecture, themed: ‘Whither Nigeria: Restructuring, Secession or Status Quo’, organised by Knights of St. John International and Ladies Auxiliary, Nwodo said restructuring is needed for the unity and development of the country. He said the independence and post-independence constitution were anchored on regional differences, which gave each region a preference to develop along with its…

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‘Nigeria must re-structure now to avoid boycott of 2023 elections’ – Nwodo

Aminu Imam

The former president-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, John Nwodo, has stated that Nigeria must re-structure to avoid a boycott of the 2023 elections. The warning was given by a two-time minister, Nwodo at the 17th Gani Fawehinmi Annual Lecture organised by the Ikeja branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, (NBA), in Lagos, on Friday. The event, themed: ‘The Constitutional History of Nigeria’s Dysfunction: Any pathway to indivisibility and common progress?’, was attended by Borno State governor, Babagana Zulum, human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, amongst others. Nwodo said things worked better under the regional…

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