Moshood Adebayo
President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Ogun State, Godwin Agwu, said the group has not endorsed any candidate or political party for Saturday’s governorship and state Assembly elections.
He spoke against the backdrop of rumours making the rounds that the Igbo group had endorsed a particular political party.
The Igbo leader, who spoke in Abeokuta, at the weekend, said: “I’m using this medium to remind all members and chairmen of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Ogun State that the group has not endorsed any governorship candidate of any particular political party.
“Whosoever we are going to support for the race, needs to let us know about his plans and programmes for us as a people, as we have not been fairly treated in recent past.
“We’re the only state in the South West that does not enjoy government’s patronage, not even the least donation of a bus by the state government.
“Needless to say that we do not have sense of belonging in the government, unlike our fellow brothers and sisters in a state like Ebonyi, where I hail from, and others, where Hausa and Yoruba were appointed into government.
“With Igbo estimated population of about 2.5 million in the state, contributing about 40 percent to the state internally generated revenue (IGR), we’ve not been treated well as a group and as a people, who, in no small way, continuously contribute to the socio-economic and political growth of the state.
The Ohanaeze chief urged members in the 20 councils of the state to continue to live peacefully with their neighbours and reminded them that business does not thrive where there is no peace and tranquility.
He also urged them to await further directive on which of the political parties the group would support for the Oke Mosan race.