The youth wing of the pan Igbo socio-cultural association, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has demanded an unconditional apology from human rights lawyer, Festus Keyamo for dismissing the outrage by Ndigbo over their exclusion in federal appointments by President Buhari as "noise making".
Keyamo had while defending the President against allegations of deliberate exclusion of the South-East in his appointments so far, said those criticising the President “are political job seekers”.
He said Ndigbo were the greatest beneficiary of Buhari’s appointments so far, and had no justification to allege marginalisation. His words:
“We the elite should not be moved by this noise and selfish agenda. Imagine a whole ethnic group campaigning for a position! Initially, they said chief of staff, then SGF.
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Now, with all the noise they have been making since May 29, imagine if one person from that region is appointed to that position. That person will then see himself as a champion of his ethnic group and his kinsmen will descend on that office in the area of contracts and gifts.”
Reacting via a press statement, National President of OYC, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, described Keyamo as “a desperate political sycophant who sees insulting Ndigbo as the fasted way to get the attention of Buhari for consideration for political appointment”.
The OYC said Keyamo only resorted to attack Ndigbo for cheap public notice.
The statement issued on Monday regretted that ”the likes of Keyamo will shamelessly deny obvious truths for selfish interest and political patronage”.
Ohaneze youths warned Keyamo to thread with caution over his remarks on issues affecting the Igbos.
