•As Anambra community honours Tinubu’s ally, 17 others
Former Minister of Aviation, Chief Osita Chidoka, has appealed to the Igbo youths to stop the incessant killings and kidnappings in the region and embrace peace.
He spoke in Achina, Aguata local government area of the state as the traditional ruler of the community, Igwe Nnaemeka Obiora, honoured President Bola Tinubu’s ally Chief Modestus Umenzekwe with a chieftaincy title, among 17 others.
It was during the fourth Ofala festival of the town and the 14th year anniversary of the monarch on the throne, while the former Aviation Minister was the chairman of the occasion.
One of the Southeast leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Chief Umenzekwe, was bestowed with the traditional title of (Enyimba- the people’s elephant)
The event attracted many prominent Anambrarians and Nigerians, including the former governor of the state and 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr. Peter Obi.
Chidoka decried the orgy of killings and kidnappings in the region, with the largest chunk in Anambra on daily basis, adding that the Igbos are not known for such bestial acts but their entrepreneurial ability in turning bad into good.
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“Culture is not static but dynamic as we learn from other cultures and will continue to be civilised. The Igbos has a rich cultural heritage, glorious past and rich future as true democrats.
“We believe in freedom, not on holding people hostage. I want to urge you to sustain the tempo. This will bring a lasting solution, and development.
The insecurity in Southeast has become worrisome. The Igbo were not known for killings but as industrious, peaceful, accommodating and lovely.
“Tell your brothers and sisters that we are hardworking people. We are not known for killings and kidnapping. There is no home of community in Igbo land. You will come today and they will show a successful retired kidnapper, killer or criminal. We make money through hard work. But you can see the house or someone who retired as a successful business man or civil servant.”