NNPC appointments: Igbos remain Marginalized – Ohaneze

An apex Igbo socio-political organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo believes that President Muhammadu Buhari hasn’t been fair to Igbos as most of his recent appointments in the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC have failed to come from the Southeast.

The group in a statement on Sunday by its President General, Chief John Nwodo in Abuja, claimed that they have been completely neglected in that regard by Buhari and called for an urgent review.

“Ohaneze is appalled at the consistent and unrepentant disposition of disdain for the South-East by Buhari
administration as copiously displayed in the recent reorganization at the NNPC.

Ohaneze had thought that after the President’s declaration in a broadcast recently that Nigeria unity had been settled and not negotiable, that he would take all necessary actions in his governance to achieve it, but the recent NNPC shake-up has not shown that the administration is walking its talk.

Buhari administration has shown in the new managers just announced tilting clearly in favor of the North, with the South-East totally ignored, as has always been the case since Buhari administration came to office.

This brazen disregard, marginalization, and non-compliance with the Federal character provisions in our Constitution are the causes of lack of confidence which our youths have in our present governance structure.

As long as President Buhari continues to live out his speech abroad that his government will
favor those who voted 97 per cent for him.against those who voted 5 % for him so long will the dissatisfaction and unrest in our polity subsist.”