IGBO A BLESSING TO NIGERIA

I don't have to be an Igbo to appreciate the obvious ingenuity God has domiciled in them

Reno Omokri 

Following the protest against the igbos living in Lagos by groups demanding that Lagos belongs is Yoruba, that Igbos should steer clear on Lagos affairs which negates the rights of Igbo indigens to participate in the on going elections in Lagos state.

Reno Omokri, have described the Igbos as a blessing to Nigeria which should be celebrated for their values to the nation and not to denigrate them.

According to Omokri, "Igbos are like palm trees in the desert. If you see palm trees, you know water is there. If you see an Igbo in a town, you know progress is there. Not as if they  go where progress is, they themselves are seed of progress that yield harvests of progress".

"To have a proper understanding of what the Igbos have achieved, consider that every Igbo man, woman and child in Nigeria was reduced to £20 after the civil war in 1970. But look at how far they have come since then. They turned adversity to prosperity".


"No ethnic group are as Nigerian as the Igbo builds his family, his house and his businesses in whatever part of Nigeria he finds himself". They don't exploit other region. They expand other regions. It is a disservice to treat them as unwanted".

"Instead of making Igbos feel unwelcome,
leaders should welcome them. Anyone who thinks Igbos really want to break away does not understand economics. In 2003 El'rufai revealed Igbos own 73% of land in Abuja. Google it".

"This idea that Igbos came to exploit other regions is unscientific. Igbos creat values. They don't take value already created. Example by opening shops, Igbos creat value by meeting a need. Without Igbos the price of spare parts in the North will be ×4".

"It might shock you there are more Igbo doctors practising in other parts of Nigeria than in South East. These are critical values. People who bring such value should be celebrated, not denigrated".

As Election is going on in the country, different ordeals has been recounted, a situation where Igbos votes are being disrupted as a result of hate speech incited by political and ethnic bigotry.

He moved on to counsel the Igbos, he said, "And to the Igbos themselves, i give this counsel- stop returning to the South East to register to vote and be voted for. Register and contest wherever you are. That shows that your commitment is TOTAL. Contest where you are for governor, LGA Chairman and NASS".