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The Southeast leaders as pinned the nationwide protest against the current government as a result of prolonged IGBOPHOBIA against the Southeast dominated ethnic group. Remember, we showed the viral video of killing of millions of the Igbos during the civil war. Take a look at his press briefing on Igbophobia attempt.
The spokesperson of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chiedozie Ogbonnia, disclosed this in a statement on Monday.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo stands on a firm wicket based on reason, history and experience to state that there can never be peace, progress and national development when there is a deliberate government policy of injustice, tantrums and brimstones against a vibrant, capacious, resourceful, resilient and populous ethnic group such as the Igbo,” he said.
Mr Ogbonnia also described the current economic hardship in Nigeria as a “comeuppance of Igbophobia.”
“Igbophobia”, as used by Mr Ogbonnia here, means anti-Igbo sentiment.
“It (hardship) is an unavoidable outcome of an orchestrated injustice, marginalisation, callous conspiracies, corporate shenanigans and ethnic bigotry against the Igbo,” he said.
Since the end of the Nigerian civil war between 1967 and 1970, the Igbos have continued to complain that they have been marginalised in the distribution of social infrastructure and sharing of political positions.
The feeling of frustration among the Igbos heightened after the 2023 presidential election when Peter Obi, who is from the Igbo ethnic group, failed to win
the election even when he enjoyed a great following, especially among the Nigerian youths. Contintue reading here