A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has claimed that Nigerians are treating Igbos unfairly.
He told Arise TV in an interview that Nigerjans need to indicate to the Igbo the kind of leader they want to see contest the 2023 election.
According to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, this will prove to the Igbo that they (Nigerians) are being fair to every ethnic group.
Chidoka said, “I don’t want to recommend to them (Nigeria) the Igbo man they should choose. It is a contest. It is Nigerians who have to be fair to every ethnic group.
When President Buhari won in 2015, he had to hire foreign consultants to change his image. To show him wearing suits and Isiagwu so as to convince the rest of the country that Buhari is for everybody and not for anybody. If you know that that is what needs to be done, I am of the view that among the Igbo of today, there is a lot of soul-searching about who we are and our role in Nigeria and how we can thrive in Nigeria. But I think there is a clause that is necessary. Nigeria should indicate to the Igbo the kind of expectation they want of the Igbo person who they would want to deal with in Nigeria.
“That will go a long way in strengthening the arm of Igbo who wants to engage in Nigeria. This soul searching going on in Igboland because they feel the pain of the Igbo man is not been dealt with. The rest of the country can also indicate how they want to go ahead to show that the Igbo are part and parcel of Nigeria.”
Bibian Anekwe News
