Prince Bob Njemanze, one
of the 3-man delegates to the ongoing National Confab, in Abuja nominated by
Imo state government has expressed dismay over the rejection of free
secretariat and other logistics provided by Owelle Rochas Okorocha to the
South-East delegates by his fellow delegates just because their various state
governors told them to do so.
He stressed that when
the delegates from the South-East were initially looking for an office which
will serve as their secretariat they made some contacts and Imo state governor
Rochas Okorocha in his goodwill provided a comfortable secretariat at Imo state
Liaison office, provided vehicles and other necessary logistics for the
South-East members of the confab led by Senator Ike Nwachukwu.
He added that the
members being influenced by their governors rejected the secretariat and opted
for an alternative secretariat which will cost some money.
Bob Njemanze stated
that, to his surprise, those governors who influenced the rejection of the
accommodation donated by Rochas Okorocha because APC and PDP political
permutations and intrigues did not provide any alternative secretariat, fund
and logistics to rent an accommodation elsewhere in Abuja.
He said Senator Ike
Nwachukwu who is the leader of the delegation in his own wisdom used his money
to rent a secretariat for the South-East delegates and the office is still in
need of other logistics materials like vehicles. He said that Imo
delegates are not happy with this development but Senator Ike Nwachukwu pleaded
and appealed to them to work together for the interest of the Igbos.
He said that he did not
want to mention some of the major issues Imo and other Igbos would like the
conference to address in public for some reasons until when the time comes for
that.
He advised that National
confab is far beyond party politics that Igbos should cooperate with other
delegates to address the issue of marginalization of the people of the
South-East for the general interest of the masses.
The Elder statesman
hinted that though Dr. Ezekiel Izuogu is the leader of the Imo delegates but
the delegates from the South-East in their own wisdom comes together to speak
in one voice and to get the maximum benefit for organizing such conference.
He appealed to the
well-meaning people of the South-East and Igbos to assist them to provide the
necessary logistics in the secretariat.
When he was asked if
it’s true that Governor T.A Orji of Abia state because of his position as the
chairman of South-East Governors’ forum imposed Senator Nwachukwu on them,
Chief Njemanze opined that it was not true. That it was the delegates in
consensus that selected Nwachukwu to be their leader and Monsino Ike Obiora as
his deputy.
He added that Senator
Nwachukwu is the leaders of South-East delegates and effort are being made to
reach other Igbo delegates to form a common front and approach other regions
for possible understanding and harmonization of some critical issues when the
need arises. As he said, “Sen. Ike Nwachukwu is a big access to the people of
south East and Nigerians in general” and advised people to stop evil antagonism
and foul language.
Bob Njemanze also
emphasized that the Monday’s deliberation mainly centered on rules and
regulations that will guide the conference to achieve maximum result.
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