Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has condemned what it called the “glaring exclusion” of qualified persons from the South-East and South-South in recent Federal Government appointments to the boards and top management of key strategic parastatals, including the Bank of Industry and other national agencies.
The apex Igbo body warned that the pattern reflected “a gross compromise of national equity and the principles of Federal Character as enshrined in the constitution.”
In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr Ezechi Chukwu, Ohanaeze said the affected agencies are “frontline drivers of national reforms and economic reinvigoration” and, therefore, must reflect Nigeria’s diversity.
It urged President Bola Tinubu to correct what it described as a “still‑redeemable imbalance” in the interest of inclusivity, fairness, and justice.
We are displeased and concerned with the glaring exclusion of South-East and South-South Nigerians… Such discriminatory appointments and lopsided considerations are reflective of a gross compromise of national equity and Federal Character,” Chukwu said.
“We urge Mr President to address this still‑redeemable imbalance,” the statement read.
While faulting the appointments, Ohanaeze, however, commended the President and National Assembly members for the approval of the South East Investment Company, a subsidiary vehicle under the newly constituted South East Development Commission.
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