Igbos Deserve To Know Their Place In Nigeria – Nwobodo

Ohanaeze Ndigbo

Former governor of Anambra State, Senator Jim Nwobodo, has said that the Igbo deserve a better place in Nigeria. He recently had his say when former Anambra State Governor, Mr Peter Obi, alongside other Igbo leaders, paid him a New Year courtesy visit at his country home in Amechi Awkunanaw, Enugu State.

According to him, Igbos have continued to seek clarity on their position in Nigeria because they remain confused as to whether they are regarded as strangers in a country they helped to build.

Jim added that Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe would be angry in his grave because what he fought for has not been realized.

His words, “I am no longer just Jim Nwobodo the politician; I am now an elder statesman. That is why they came to see me, and I pray for them. God will make things easy for us this time around.

This young man, Peter Obi, I have known him since his days as governor. We have been friends, and I believe that, God willing, whatever we have asked for him, God will do it. Obi is a candidate who is respectable and acceptable to all.

We want to know our position in Nigeria. Are we strangers? We are among the people who formed this country called Nigeria. Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was there, and he would be shaking and angry in his grave that what he fought for has not been realized. We still pray that one day an Igbo man will be President of Nigeria, in Jesus’ name, Amen.”

WOW.