Ohanaeze Ndigbo has sternly and vehemently warned a former minister of transportation Rotimi Amaechi over his comment on the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
The former minister in an event, whose video has gone viral, asked Nigerian youths to be strong enough to defend their votes and hold their political leaders. He called for violence in the video and several top Nigerians have condemned him.
Minister of state for defence Bello Matawalle has also warned Amaechi over the statement.
In the reaction of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the top sociocultural organisation of Igbo people across the world, it condemned Amaechi for his call to use brutal force to take power from Tinubu in 2027. The organisation said that it contravenes the principles of democracy and peace.
Its deputy president general Mazi Okechukwu Okechukwu Isiguozo released a statement in Kaduna on Saturday.
He said, “Amaechi’s outrageous call for Nigerians to resort to ‘brutal force’ in an attempt to snatch power from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by 2027 starkly contravenes the principles of civility, democracy, and peace that we hold dear.
“Amaechi’s equally disconcerting assertion that politicians must be willing to ‘steal, maim, and kill’ to retain power not only diminishes the dignity of our political discourse but also poses a dire threat to the very fabric of our society.
“We condemn in the strongest possible terms the reckless and incendiary comments made by Chibuike Amaechi against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu
“It is essential to declare firmly that the Ndigbo will never endorse any political conspiracy aimed at undermining the legitimacy of an elected President.”
“We unequivocally lend our support to the position articulated by the Minister of State for Defence, H.E. Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle.
“We echo his urgent call for Mr. Amaechi to retract his divisive statements and cease from further inciting the populace, lest he face the inevitable repercussions of his actions.”
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