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| A Road In Aba, South-East Nigeria |
By
Nnaemeka Onumonu
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“The Campaign for
Democracy (CD), South-East Region has criticized the South-East legislatures in
the National Assembly for their failure to impress on the Federal Government to
fix its roads within the zone.
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“We are calling for their
recall; most of them had preformed abysmally and the zone is no longer
comfortable with their non-performing representation,’’ the group said in a
statement.” .
U-Report: CD Criticizes South-East Legislators Over
South-East Roads
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The record of the majority of Igbo legislators have been
less than abysmal if that is possible, whether it be at the federal or state
level. As many governors pocketed the monies that should have been used for
infrastructures, to pay teachers and other civil servants in their various
states, these ‘money na hand, back na ground’ legislators looked the other way
and in most cases expected these governors to share the loot with them. As the
Federal government implemented policies designed to convert Ala Igbo to a waste
land, these so called legislators did nothing to ameliorate the sufferings of
those they were sworn to serve. As the infrastructure in Ala Igbo was
deliberately left to decay, the roads becoming dead traps, the hospital killing
fields, and the schools warehouses of illiteracy, an obvious attempt to contain
the Igbo, these abominable legislators as usual sided with those determined to
destroy the Igbo nation.
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“The Igbo believe that a
nation abandoned to evil men becomes an evil nation ‘A HAPURU NDI ARU OBODO YA
AGHO OBODO NDI ARU’. They would not want to be part of an evil nation. A
righteous nation must emerge to accommodate their just aspiration to achieve
freedom in truth, and the welfare of all.” .
World Struggle For A Just World
By Maazi Chidi G. Osuagwu (Dr.)
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The call by ‘The Campaign for Democracy (CD)’, “We are
calling for their recall; most of them had preformed abysmally and the zone is
no longer comfortable with their non-performing representation,” is on the
money and could not have come at a better time.
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“The diokpa maintains his
authority , power and status by virtue of his credibility, good judgment and
excellent performance. He does not expose his umunna to ridicule by engaging in
corruption, immorality, or injustice. He does not let the Umunna suffer
humiliation, injury, injustice or other form of disability at community
deliberations. He will do anything and everything within legal limits to
protect the interest, rights and privileges of the Umunna and to ensure that
their voice is not lost at the Community Assembly. If he does this, his Umunna
will be very proud of him even when they lose a case. If for any reason the
diokpa consistently exposes the Umunna to ridicule, injustice, humiliation,
injury or other forms of disability, the power and authority given to him could
be taken away by the Umunna and handed over to another person, who the Umunna
believes is capable of protecting their interest.” . Leadership
Series by Ekwe Nche Organization
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These legislators have no credibility left, not only have
their judgments and performance been consistently poor, the welfare of Oha has
been the least of their problem. They have time after time exposed the Igbo
nation to ridicule by engaging in corruption, immorality, and injustice. Their
action or lack of it has made it possible for the Igbo nation to suffer
humiliation, injury, injustice and other forms of disability at both national
and state deliberations. Their lack of spine, backbone or complete disinterest
in the affairs of Ndi Igbo and their refusal to do anything and everything
within legal limits to protect the interest, rights and privileges of the Igbo
nation and to ensure that Igbo voice is not lost, no different from the
representatives of other ethnic nationalities, at the federal discuss has
become legion to the point that Igbo has become the laughingstock of Nigeria.
Not only have they betrayed the trust of Igbo, they have not met the minimum
requirement for representation of Igbo or any nation for that matter.
