Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo, the most prominent Igbo socio-cultural organisation, has voiced its disapproval of the suspension of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria Godwin Emefiele as well as his subsequent arrest.
Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo has interpreted the arrest and detention of their members as a manifestation of ethnic cleansing.
According to the reports, the organisation revealed this information in a statement that was distributed to the media by Mazi Chima Uzor, who is the director of National Interest Matters.
The organisation claims that the proper procedures were not followed when they suspended Emefiele.
He went on to say that the decision was made as part of the current administration’s conscious efforts aimed at isolating the Igbos from positions of power in public institutions.
It said in the statement:
“The Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo Worldwide hereby condemns in its entirety President Bola Tinubu’s administration’s decision to suspend Dr. Godwin Emefiele from his position as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria.”
“To say the least, this suspension is without due process, and the arrest despite a court order against DSS from arresting him is provocative. Well-meaning Nigerians need to resist it and ensure that it does not stand.
“This development, in our opinion, is unmistakably a part of the new administration’s plan to ethnically cleanse the Igbos from public offices,”
“This is nothing more than a witch hunt directed at the Igbos for no other reason other than the fact that they had the audacity to oppose the new administration in the most recent general elections,” said one commentator.
