Executives of Igbo Speaking Community advise Igbos across the state to shun participation in the upcoming nationwide protest
By Onome Naomi
The Igbo Speaking Community Lagos Council’s leaders warned Igbos across the state and in the diaspora not identify with the upcoming demonstration scheduled for August 1st–10, 2024, during a conference held on Saturday, July 27, 2024.
A communiqué made available to Naomi Sophy Blog and signed by the President General of the Igbo speaking community, Chief Sunday Udeh, the Chairman of the of the Council of ‘Ndieze’ Lagos, Eze Chika Nwokedi, and the secretary of the Igbo speaking community, Engr. Chuks, reads:
The Igbo Speaking Community in Lagos in Conjunction with it’s Council Of Ndieze Ndigbo Lagos, the umbrella Social Cultural organization of Ndigbo here in Lagos spread across the Fifty Seven (57) Local Government and Local Council Development Areas uses this Opportunity to call on all Ndigbo in Lagos State and across Nigeria not to join in the proposed protest against the Nigerian State.
The Igbo Speaking Community in Lagos and it’s Council Of Ndieze Ndigbo Lagos understands the Plight of Nigerians, we understands the hard Economic Challenges, we understands your feelings which is General amongst Nigerians, we understands what we all pass through especially with the high costs of Foodstuffs and social amenities in our markets. Every Nigerian is not exempted from this Economic Challenges but together in it. Ndigbo! Of a truth, this time is Challenging, tough for majority of Nigerian homes but we still believe in the President and Commander in Chief Of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, and his Economic team whom are working tirelessly to see to a better Change to the Economic Challenges Facing Nigerians.
Ndigbo! Mr President has over the Years stood with the Masses of this great Country in times of situations like what we are facing today economically and we believe and assured that he is dedicatedly working round the Clock to see Nigerians smile better.
The President in his magnanimous nature of Standing with Nigerians in difficult times and with his Renewed Hope Agenda has taken a bold move by assenting to the bill increasing the Minimum Wage Of Nigerian Workers from#30,000 Thirty Thousand Naira to#70,000 Seventy Thousand Naira with other attached incentives as Confirmed by the Organised Labour Collectively with assured Promise to review it every three years.
The President is also taking up other measures to Curb the effect of the Economic Challenges by the distribution of Foodstuffs Palliatives to various Localities across Nigeria which we believe will get to everyone of us yet to collect soonest.
Today, Ndigbo are major beneficiary Of the Renewed Hope Agenda Of Mr President who has just few days ago signed into Law the Establishment Of the South East Development Commission which will ensure the Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Of Roads, houses and other Infrastructure damages suffered by our Zone as well as tackle ecological problems and other related environmental or developmental Challenges in the South East Region.
Mr President has also taken bold steps in Correcting the Wrongs Of 54 Years now since the end of the Nigerian Civil War by addressing the Challenges faced by the Igbo Nation.
This move for us as a Community and Critical Stakeholders in the progressive Nigerian Project is a right move in the right direction and we applaud Mr President for reasoning with Ndigbo and Nigerians at large.
The Protest which we believe is being Masterminded by unpatriotic Nigerians which will likely cause Anarchy, distruction of lives and Properties will not add any Positive/ Meaningful Change to the present Economic issues on ground but will add to our Pain and cause us Agony.
The Igbo Speaking Community in Lagos and Ndieze Ndigbo therefore Call On Ndigbo and the good People of Nigeria to go about their normal businesses come August 1st to 10th without Fear as we believe in our Security Agencies to do the needful in the face of any attack against Nigerians and the Nigerian State.
The Igbo Speaking Community in Lagos and the Council Of Ndieze Ndigbo Lagos State says NO to any form of National Protest and Call on all Igbo Sons and Daughters to stay away from it especially now that we are mourning the death of our National Leader Chief Dr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu CON. Ahaejiejemba 1 Of Igboland, President General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, whom death Occurred last Thursday 25th July 2024. We pray his Soul Rest in Perfect Peace. Amen.
Ndigbo are hardworking People who believe in making ends meet with it’s buying and selling trade with hard earned business ventures all over the Nation and will not Support any Nationwide Protest and as a Community we Stand to say NO to any form of Protest that will inflict more Pains and Agony to Nigerians.
In reference to the above statement, the President General of Igbo speaking community, his subordinates, which includes; The Chairman council of Ndieze , Eze Chika Nwokedi and Vice Chairman Eze Jude Arinze sounded a few words of advice to members present at the conference to tell their teenage and adult children to desist from including self in the protest, whoever pays deaf ears to the warning is to his/her own peril.
Furthermore, Eze Chika Nwokedi stated that while it is every Nigerian citizen’s right to protest over hardship, it is absurd to allow a demonstration to become a destructive endeavor. For this reason, Igbos should exempt self from the upcoming demonstration in order to live in peace. Eze Nnaemeka, who forewarned the Igbos, concurred with the advice. According to him, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s current administration inherited unresolved issues that will require time to resolve.
One minute silence was observed in reverence to the Late Ohaneze President, Engr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu who died on Thursday, July 25th, 2024.
