Ohanaeze ndi Igbo youth condemns Emefiele suspension…says it’s ethnic cleansing
The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Youths, on Saturday, condemned the suspension of the the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, describing the action by President Bola Tinubu as a sign of ethnic cleansing.
The group disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists by Mazi Chima Uzor, Director of National Interest Matters.
The organisation observed that Emefiele’s suspension did not follow due process, adding that the decision was part of the current administration’s deliberate efforts aimed at alienating the Igbos from public offices.
The statement reads, “The Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo Worldwide hereby condemns in its entirety the suspension of Dr Godwin Emefiele, the CBN Governor by the administration of President Bola Tinubu.
“To say the least, this suspension is without due process and the arrest despite court order against DSS from arresting him is provocative and well-meaning Nigerians must resist it and ensure that it does not stand.
“We view the development as clearly part of the new administration’s scheme of ethnic cleansing of the Igbos from public offices.
“This is nothing but a witch hunting directed at the Igbos for no other reason other than they dared to oppose the new administration in the last general elections.
“We are therefore asking President Bola Tinubu to beware of starting his administration with actions capable of driving an already shaking nation into chaos.
“He should be humble enough to rescind this unpopular decision and allow Dr Emefiele to complete his term as the governor of the apex bank instead of rocking the boat and destroying all the reforms that were carried out by the CBN under Emefiele’s leadership.”
Also in some quarters eyebrows are raised on why former ministers like Attorney general of the federation Malami with all the grafts he committed while in office has not been arrested.
Again Nigerians are questioning why former aviation minister Sirika is walking the streets a free man when the atrocities he committed as minister is in the public domain.
Such national treasury bleeding like using billions of naira to paint one aircraft in the name of Nigeria Air which has since been flown back to Ethiopia. And also using about N2 billion to design the logo of same Nigeria Air which is not operational as at today.
