Leader of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra, Uchenna Madu, has accused Igbo leaders of abandoning the legacies and visions of the late Dim Chukwumemeka Ojukwu.
“Even his image, personality and name are no longer respected or regarded in the political, economical, social, traditional and religious lives of Ndigbo. Ojukwu and our ancestors are not happy with Igbo leaders,” he said.
Madu, who spoke at the 86th posthumous birthday celebration for the late Biafra warlord, lamented that Igbo leaders were given to sycophancy, singing the praises of those who have abandoned Igboland.
The MASSOB leader said: “Educational systems and operations in Igboland are the worst hit by successive governments of Nigeria even though Ndigbo have the most brilliant and best students in Nigeria.
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“Why should elected and self- acclaimed leaders in Igboland continue singing praises of our oppressors and political enemies? What happened to the Second Niger Bridge, Onitsha seaport, Aba dryport, Onitsha-Enugu Expressway, among others?”
hile accusing some Igbo leaders of not standing up to defend the cause of their people, he however recognised some who still defend and uphold the interest and cause of Ndigbo in Nigeria.
He demanded that going forward, “South-East governors must start eulogising Ojukwu in their respective states through the establishment of mechanic villages in Ojukwu’s name, which will create more mechanical innovations and inspirations among our teeming youths whose future are at stake in Nigeria.”
