Nigeria - The President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Nnia Nwodo, has said the press war between Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State and his Anambra State counterpart, Willie Obiano, is uncalled for. According to Nwodo, “the press war is over. I have spoken to both governors and they assured me that the war is over.
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“The war was actually made worse by their press secretaries who were issuing statements that do not reflect their positions.” But despite this assurance, Governor Okorocha is challenging his Anambra counterpart to make public his achievements, adding that leadership is about performance. A recent statement by his Chief Press Secretary noted that, “Governor Okorocha has done everything to ensure that the southeast governors work together and he is too busy to have time to quarrel with anyone.
“We are still insisting that Obiano should publish his achievements, because we are contesting about leadership and it is all about service and performance.” The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) also described the actions of the feuding governors as an embarrassment to Igbo ancestors, threatening to “we invoke the bitter wrath of our ancient oracles against them”.
In a statement signed by the leader of the separatist movement, Uchenna Madu, MASSOB described the war of “dirty words” as a shame and insult to the Igbo race. It said: “The Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) is angry over utterances of Governor Willy Obiano of Anambra state and his Imo state counterpart, Rochas Okorocha in the last three days. The bitter exchange of words on their alleged failures as governors in their respective states is unacceptable.
“MASSOB wish to remind the two governors that this public bragging and exchange of dirty words is a slap and insult to Ndigbo.” In a similar move, a youth group, the World Igbo Youth Council, also advised the two governors to stop washing their dirty linings in the public domain or risk the wrath of Igbo youths. The group, in a statement signed by its publicity secretary, Mazi Alex Okemiri, said:”The duo should face the task of delivering the dividends of democracy to their impoverished people and stop wasting tax payers money on unnecessary media warfare. “Meanwhile, we have decided to wade into the matter to unveil the remote and immediate cause of the problem and we call on the two governors and their sympathisers to cease hostilities in the interest of Ndigbo .
“We also call on the leadership of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, led by Chief Nnia Nwodo to intervene in the matter. This should be the first test of the capacity of the new Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership. The youth wing of the body which has been unduly quiet for some time now should also speak out on the matter now.” Also, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) Dr. Victor Ike Oye, urged the warring governors to unite and fight for the cause of Ndigbo. Oye described the situation as unfortunate and uncalled for, urging Okorocha and Obiano to sheath their swords. “Okorocha is an Igbo man and a brother, not only to Obiano, but to all of us and we want him to corporate with others to build a homogenous society.
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