The governor of Imo state, Senator Hope Uzodinma, has advised any Igbo man pushing for a Republic of Biafra to perish the dream, saying that Nigeria’s unity is non-negotiable.
He, however, expressed dissatisfaction with the manner the people of the South East have been treated in the scheme of national affairs since after the civil war about 51 years ago, stating that the zone had suffered grave injustice.
Governor Uzodinma spoke yesterday at a retreat of the stalwarts of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in South East zone held in Awka, Anambra state capital.
Several APC members in the zone including Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Nwabueze Ngige, his Science and Technology counterpart, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of state for Environment, Ms Sharon Ikeazor, her Education counterpart, Chief Nwajuba, former Senate President Ken Nnamani, Minister of State for Solid Mineral, Uche Ogah, Director-General of Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu, Chief Andy Uba, etc, attended the retreat.
Governor Uzodinma emphasised that for the injustice being done to the people of the South East to be redressed, the zone has to key into the national power structure, stating that this could be achieved if the entire states in the area become APC controlled states.
The Imo State Governor pointed out that Anambra state is very important to Igbo nation, and the state had been away from the political party that is controlling the centre for so long now.
He stated that the purpose of the retreat was to coerce the people of Anambra state to join APC and to vote the party’s candidate as next governor of the state in November 6,governorship election in the state.
In their separate speeches, Nnamani, Ngige, Ogbonnaya Onu and Sharon Ikeazor charged the Anambra state leadership of the party to embark of aggressive membership mobilisation for the party at the grassroots, especially during the coming membership revalidation and registration exercise to ensure victory of the party during the governorship poll.
