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Ohaneze fumes over disruption of LP meetings in Enugu

Ohaneze Ndigbo, a socio-cultural umbrella for Igbo of Nigeria’s southeast region, has deplored the incessant disruptions of political meetings aimed at promoting Labour Party’s presidential candidate Peter Obi.

TheCornet reports that unknown persons Sunday disrupted a Labour Party meeting in Nomeh, Nkanu East Local Government Area of Enugu State. Prior, similar incident happened in Aninri and Awgu Local Government Areas respectively.

Dr Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, Ohaneze publicity secretary, described those behind the attacks as “some disgruntled scoundrels”.

“It is inconceivable that at a time eminent persons and groups from all over the world are embracing the Labour Party as the quintessence of equity, justice, hope, economic emancipation, social Risorgimento and inter-ethnic unity in Nigeria, some disgruntled scoundrels are busy disrupting their meetings at the grassroots in the South East,” Ogbonnia said in his statement.

He warned ‘the incident should be the last in any part of Igbo land.’

He called on “all the security officers at each unit of Igbo administration to ensure that there will never be a repeat of such irresponsible unwarranted and shameful embarrassment to the Igbo.”

“Nothing in the wildest imagination should compel the so-called unknown gun men or the vile partisans masquerading as political leaders to employ the use of thugs to disrupt or attack political meetings in Igbo land.”

“The uninitiated may not realize the consequences that await the renegades that have made themselves the willing tools to antagonize the Igbo spirit. On the other hand, if one must work for his party or a candidate of his choice, such narrow interests must never go the extra mile to jeopardize the general Igbo interest.”

 

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