A northern group, the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has lampooned a former Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Chukwuemeka Ezeife, over his recent comment to the effect that the South-East was prepared to kneel or bow before every ethnic group to clinch the 2023 presidency.
The CNG described the comment as ‘nothing but deception’.
A statement by CNG’s spokesperson, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, said the Igbo have by their conduct, denied themselves the opportunity to be trusted with power in the near future.
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In the words of Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, “The bitter truth is that no matter how low the Igbo are willing to go or how long they are willing to keep their knees on the ground, it will be unreasonable to expect other Nigerian tribes, not least the North, to risk entrusting the presidency in them.
“It is said that once bitten, twice shy and the current northern thinking is beyond the repeated deceptions such as this one by the Igbo which at every turn, results in tragedy.
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“We see the recent belated desperation by the Igbo as nothing but an afterthought that is downright unacceptable. It is deceptive for them to make such overtures after having encouraged and supported Nnamdi Kanu (leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra – IPOB) and the atrocities committed against other Nigerians, particularly northerners by his IPOB.
Abdul-Azeez Suleiman maintained that if the Igbo must prostrate to anyone, they should prostrate to Nmamdi Kanu, saying that the North had come of age and would not be deceived or fooled any longer.
