There are no more trustworthy leaders in Igboland, according to Mrs. Bianca Ojukwu, wife of the late Igbo warrior Dim Odimegwu Ojukwu.
Speaking at the 11th annual Dim Ojukwu Memorial Day on Saturday in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, Bianca highlighted that Ndigbo currently lack credible leaders who can advocate on their behalf. She also noted that since the passing of Dim Ojukwu, Ndigbo have not had any respectable leaders.
“Until 2023 we will remember that power has fallen when Dim Ojukwu died. We miss him particularly in Igboland. Why do we miss him? It is because in Igboland today, we have deficit of credible leaders. What we have today in Igboland are men who are not men. What we have today is one man down, one less competitor. That is why with what is happening today in the country we don’t have men who can stand up to speak for Ndigbo.”
She also denounced the murders in Igboland, saying, “At no point in the history of our people have we ever seen the kind of criminalities and criminals as we see on a daily basis in Igboland. We never heard or witnessed somebody using a knife to proudly sever another person’s throat or neck, not even during the conflict.
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“This is what we are seeing and why are we seeing it? We are seeing it because the general perception of not only the Igbo youths but the entirety of Nigerian youths, is that Nigeria has become a crematorium of dreams. That Nigeria has become a premature restive place of hopes and aspirations and the youths look around and see nothing but wasteland.
“Come to the Southeast, there is today lack of federal presence, no industries. So how can you earn a legitimate living when the system has completely collapsed? We are suffering a total system failure in economy, and security, when a government can no longer guarantee lives and safety on the property and investments of the citizens.”
Additionally, Bianca urged the Federal Government to free IPOB leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu right away, stating that no country can suppress its citizens’ aspirations and expect to live in peace.
She praised Chief Ralph Uwazuruike, the MASSOB/BIM leader, for his efforts in preserving the Ojukwu Memorial Day.
“I call for the immediate and unconditional release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and I do so firmly convinced that no nation can hold its people hostage and have peace; it is impossible because peace is freedom and also no nation can hold the dreams of its citizens to ransom and prosper.”
