Monday, December 16, 2024 - Enyinnaya Abaribe, the Senator representing Abia South senatorial district in Abia State, has said that Igbos are the most disenfranchised and marginalized tribe in Nigeria.
Abaribe
lamented that it’s unfair to allocate only five states to the Southeast.
The
Senator stated this in Abuja on Saturday afternoon, December 14, during a
public presentation of a book: “The power of Nothing: Triumph And Trump Of
People’s Voice In Enugu.''
Abaribe
was represented at the occasion by Hon Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, member
representing Aba North/South Federal Constituency on the platform of the All
Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA.
“I would
like to say a few things about the Igbos. We Igbos believe in progressivism,
and the concept of patriotism and nationalism.
“And this
is why you will see an Igbo man pack up his bag and leave his village to Bauchi
to set up shops, buy a piece of land, build a house, and become an employer of
labour. That in itself, for me, is nationalism, patriotism and progressivism.
“That’s
why the Igbo man has that enthusiasm in him to develop, to be progressive, and
to remain optimistic. That’s why I said that optimism is a virtue every
Nigerian and politician must embrace so that Nigeria will always be better.
“A lot of
people might not like what I want to say, the Igbos, we are the most
disenfranchised and marginalized. But all we try to do and encourage our
brothers is to support one another because it’s highly needed,” the Senator
said.
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