My people, e don set! Chief Chekwas Okorie, wey be the National Chairman for Igbo Agenda Dialogue, don drop new gist as dem dey prepare for 2027 election. Na for Enugu wetin happen, him talk say dem go no allow Ndigbo votes go to waste again. E mean say make we ready well well!
Okorie no carry mouth for small matter o! Him begin talk about the wahala wey dey follow the aftermath of 1970 civil war wey don dey affect Ndigbo for long. Him talk say after dem finish the war, Federal Government abandon their promise of “No Victor, No Vanquished” and e no sweet at all. According to am, “The scars of that unfortunate war still dey fester today because the policies meant to heal the wounds were deliberately reversed.” Chai! Abeg, wetin be our crime?
Dis man no hold back, him say successive governments don dey marginalise Southeast finish. The road no too dey okay, seaports dey dey neglected, and Igbo professionals no dey fit enter big positions. “Our cries against marginalisation dey attract ridicules instead of empathy,” he yarn. No be so person go take their matter seriously!
As shakara no gree dey finish, Okorie talk say plenty Igbo youths don turn to separatist agitation. Na wetin lead to kabashing for the region, e come spoil economy and plenty lives don dey lost because no one dey listen! We dey here dey watch our young ones dey face soldier wey carry top-notch weapons instead of e get constructive engagement. Na who dem sabi use that kind methods finish?
Na im make Okorie gather the IAD last August to re-set Ndigbo political movement for this Naija wahala. “Never again will the votes of the Igbo be taken for granted,” him shout! They dey plan to host Igbo Political Summit for the first time in 56 years! Dis one go happen in April 2026 for Enugu, and dem go release Igbo Political Charter wey never drop since Ahiara Declaration. Na strong move be dis, my people!
Okorie dey vex about voter apathy too; according to INEC figure, only 2.2 million out of over 11.5 million registered voters in Southeast show face for the 2023 presidential election. “Na self-inflicted surrender,” him talk, “The voter’s card dey powerful pass any weapon.” Dis one no go jive o! Dem don target at least 20 million registered voters for the Southeast and another 15 million Igbo voters wey dey outside before 2027. With this move, dem go get solid 35 million voting force, and e go make their voice soft like correct jollof rice.
Omo, Okorie no stop there! Him still dey appeal to President Bola Tinubu make him release Nnamdi Kanu and other “prisoners of conscience.” Him talk say dis one go be big signal of reconciliation for Igbo people. Na strong gesture dat! Make we dey watch as things dey unfold, because this time around, Naija no go hear word if dem try break our spirit again.
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