The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has strongly condemned the incendiary remarks made by the former Governor of Rivers State and former Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, against President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Ohanaeze described Amaechi’s comments, which included calls for “brutal force” to snatch power from Tinubu in 2027, as alarming, divisive and threat to democracy, peace and civility.
In a statement issued by the Deputy President General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, and made available to journalists in Kaduna on Saturday, Ohanaeze Ndigbo distanced itself from Amaechi’s statements.
It emphasized that the Igbo people would never endorse any political conspiracy aimed at undermining the legitimacy of an elected President.
According to the statement, “Amaechi’s outrageous call for Nigerians to resort to ‘brutal force’ in an attempt to snatch power from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu by 2027 starkly contravenes the principles of civility, democracy, and peace that we hold dear.
“Amaechi’s equally disconcerting assertion that politicians must be willing to ‘steal, maim, and kill’ to retain power not only diminishes the dignity of our political discourse but also poses a dire threat to the very fabric of our society.
