CD protests against Igbo marginalization in Anambra

www.odogwublog.com reports that a group, Campaign for Democracy (CD), yesterday staged a peaceful protest against alleged political and socio-economic marginalization of Ndi-Igbo in the present structure of the country.


The protest caused human and vehicular gridlock that lasted for over two hours in the major roads and streets of Onitsha, Anambra.


Articulating grievances of the group, South-East Chairman of CD, Comrade Uzor Uzor, said the group had carefully watched and discovered that service chiefs were appointed without an Igbo-man in the entire line-up.

``It is a bad omen to the Igbos in the present political dispensation,’’ he said.


Uzor noted that the group had sensed that the present administration might not have interest in the 2nd Niger Bridge, development of Onitsha River Port and completing the upgrading of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport.


He said that some Federal roads in the South-East especially the Oba-Nnewi-Okigwe and Onitsha-Awka-Enugu roads constituted a death trap.


``We appeal that even if the former President Goodluck Jonathan used the construction of the 2nd Niger Bridge to play politics in Igbo-land.


``President Muhammadu Buhari should revisit the contract award, see to its execution as a way to woe the Igbo,’’ he said.

On the recent relocation of Boko Haram detainees to Anambra, the chairman wondered why the prisoners were brought to the South-East outside the jurisdiction where they committed the offence.


He alleged that it was a calculated plan to bring crisis to Igbo-land.


``Since there is every tendency that the colleagues of the suspected Boko Haram detainees may come for their rescue and you know what that means to our people.


``Please let them be returned to the North immediately for the interest of peace and unity of the nation,’’ he said.


Uzor, however, blasted Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo for being only active during the electioneering period; adding: ``The present national leadership of Ohaneze should resign’’.


Contributing, Anambra Chairman of CD, Comrade Vincent Ezekwueme, said that President Buhari appeared not to be prepared to fight the war against endemic corruption in the country.


``The war against corruption for which he was voted into power was yet to be given fully attention; since many people, who stolen public funds, still enjoys their wealth flamboyantly in the country,’’ Ezekwueme said.