The digital petition by Chief Ben Ogbonna, now reverberating across the nation, is more than just a document of grievances, it is a critical system alert for Nigeria's leadership.
From our vantage point at ITREALMS, we see this as an urgent test of our federation's commitment to equity and fairness.
The petition’s central thesis anchored on the fact that the systemic marginalization of Ndigbo is not only unjust but also unwise, threatening our very survival; is a truth we can no longer afford to ignore.
The evidence presented is damning and requires no embellishment. The glaring exclusion of any Igbo representative from the new national census board is a political miscalculation with far-reaching consequences.
The evidence presented is damning and requires no embellishment. The glaring exclusion of any Igbo representative from the new national census board is a political miscalculation with far-reaching consequences.
How can a nation hope to conduct an equitable census; a process that determines political representation and resource allocation for a decade, while a major ethnic group is conspicuously absent from the decision-making table? This is not an oversight; it is a deliberate act of exclusion that undermines the credibility of the entire exercise before it even begins.
Similarly, the petition sheds light on the sinister implications of the so-called Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) ‘glitch,’ a technical anomaly that disproportionately affected over 379,000 candidates, a majority of them from the Southeast.
Similarly, the petition sheds light on the sinister implications of the so-called Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) ‘glitch,’ a technical anomaly that disproportionately affected over 379,000 candidates, a majority of them from the Southeast.
It is a betrayal of the Nigerian dream when a child’s hard-earned brilliance is met with a ‘technical error.’ Such actions foster a deep-seated distrust and risk raising a generation that sees merit as a liability, not an asset.
When we consider the physical landscape, the story is no different. The Southeast, the commercial engine room of the nation, is crippled by a profound lack of federal investment in critical infrastructure.
When we consider the physical landscape, the story is no different. The Southeast, the commercial engine room of the nation, is crippled by a profound lack of federal investment in critical infrastructure.
The absence of modern seaports, international airports, and a functional rail network is a silent economic sabotage, holding back the region’s immense potential and, by extension, that of the entire country.
This petition is a dual-purpose appeal. It is a direct challenge to the Federal Government, urging it to abandon the rhetoric of unity for the substance of inclusion. But it is also a powerful indictment of Igbo leadership, such as the governors, politicians, and elders, for their "calculated silence."
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ITREALMS supports Chief Ogbonna's call for a Nigeria where fair treatment, adequate representation, and equitable development are the norms, not the exception. The time for empty slogans is over. It is time for genuine action.
This petition is a dual-purpose appeal. It is a direct challenge to the Federal Government, urging it to abandon the rhetoric of unity for the substance of inclusion. But it is also a powerful indictment of Igbo leadership, such as the governors, politicians, and elders, for their "calculated silence."
The petition correctly states that history will not remember their political alignments but their courage, or lack thereof, in standing up for their people.
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For Nigeria's sake, we must heed this patriotic alarm and begin the difficult but necessary work of building a nation where no one is left behind.
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