The South-East Caucus of the Nationwide Meeting has frowned at what it known as ethnic profiling of the Igbo individuals of the South-East Nigeria for selecting to not be part of the continued nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests in opposition to hardship and starvation within the nation, describing the event as harmful and unlucky.
The federal lawmakers from the South-East mentioned the choice of the Igbos to abstain from the mass protests was knowledgeable by the advisory from the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, governors of South-Jap States, Parliamentarians, and enterprise leaders.
The Caucus, subsequently, mentioned regardless of the stance of the Igbos, it was shocked and upset that the race was nonetheless made scapegoats and focused as instigators of the protests, as proven in a number of statements, such because the ‘Igbo Should Go’ hashtag and name by a sure ‘Lagospedia’ X (Twitter) deal with and movies seen on-line.
In a press release collectively signed by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Chief of the South-East Senate Caucus of the Nationwide Meeting) and Rt. Hon. Igariwey Iduma Enwo (Chief of the South-East Caucus of the Home of Representatives), on Friday, the South-East Cacus mentioned: “The eye of the South East Caucus of the Nationwide Meeting has been drawn to the unlucky and harmful ethnic profiling of Igbos within the ongoing mass protests throughout the nation.
“For the information, the Igbo nation, in obedience to the recommendation of their leaders- Governors, Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, parliamentarians and others within the personal sector – had taken a reasoned and strategic resolution to not take part within the on-going nationwide protests. That is evident within the relative calm skilled within the 5 South Jap states.
“We’re, subsequently, shocked and upset, that Igbos are nonetheless made scapegoats, and focused as instigators of protests, as proven in a number of statements (such because the Igbo Should Go hashtag and name by a sure ‘Lagospedia’ X(Twitter) deal with) and movies seen on-line.
This harmful ethnic profiling is unwarranted, and should cease.
“It was such profiling that led to the tens of millions of deaths in Nigeria from the 1950’s to the unlucky civil warfare in 1967 to 1970. Elsewhere in Africa it led to the genocide in Rwanda and the xenophobia in South Africa.
Such shouldn’t be our destiny once more in Nigeria.
We demand subsequently that the safety businesses deliver to guide the purveyors of those hate speeches in keeping with the cybercrimes act and felony legal guidelines of the nation.
“We proceed to attraction to Igbos throughout the nation to keep away from the protests, and stay regulation abiding.”
