The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation,
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Monday, warned that Ndigbo
would resist any attempt to malign Senator Ike
Ekweremadu over his election as the Deputy
President of the Senate.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Monday, warned that Ndigbo
would resist any attempt to malign Senator Ike
Ekweremadu over his election as the Deputy
President of the Senate.
The Secretary General of the organization, Dr. Joe
Nwaorgu, who made this known while reacting to
media reports regarding the threat on the life of the
Deputy President of the Senate, said Igbo people
were fully prepared to defend him.
The organisation said anybody threatening to harm
Ekweremadu on account of the position he
currently occupies should be ready to face the
consequences as he enjoys the strong support of
his people who are ready to defend him anytime
and any day.
He said that it was a well known fact that Ndigbo
voted massively for Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,
in the last election and they are ready to stand by
those they elected to represent them at various
levels of government.
He said: “We are watching closely what is
happening at the national level and we want to let
the world know that we are solidly behind our son,
Senator Ike Ekweremadu.
“I am saying it loud and clear that Senator
Ekweremadu, who was duly elected by his
colleague as Deputy President of the Senate, is
owned by a people and his people, Ndigbo, are
solidly behind him because they (Ndigbo) voted for
the PDP.
“The grand standing by those seeking patronage
from the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC,
does not bother us. We stand by our choice without
regrets. Let it be known to all that Ndigbo should
not be taken for granted.”
Dr. Nwaorgu dismissed claims by some APC
senators that Senator Ekweremadu was not
properly elected, saying “if he was not properly
elected, why should the election of Senator Bukola
Saraki conducted at the same time, same day,
same venue and by the same people be upheld as
flawless?”
Continuing, the Ohanaeze scribe said: “Moreover
the Executive has no lien on the legislators because
they are independent and at liberty to elect
anybody they like to lead them which they have
done. The party has no business with the election
of Principal Officers of the National Assembly and
they should avoid overheating the polity.
“They should also know that President Muhammadu
Buhari belongs to all Nigerians and not the APC
alone. Therefore, the party has no right to say that
they have the sole right to dictate what should
happen at the National Assembly or in the country.”
He urged the APC-led Federal Government to
concentrate on implementing its agenda in order to
move the nation forward, stressing that it was not
in their interest to kick-start the government with
crisis.
-DailyPost
