Dr. Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour, has accused his Igbo
people of only being interested in political appointments and
not the development of their region.
Ngige who made the allegations during an interview with
Chaninels Television, monitored by our correspondent.
, said the people of the South-East have
not appreciated the infrastructural development of the region
being put together by President Muhammadu Buhari as what
they prefer is getting political appointments from the federal
government.
Ngige added that President Buhari does not understand the
mentality of the Igbos and what they want, which is why the
people do not appreciate the developmental strides of the
president in the South-East.
“President Muhammadu Buhari does not understand the
people of the South-East. My people love appointments. They
don’t care about development and that is where Mr. President
didn’t get them well.
“Mr. President felt that by giving them infrastructure, they will
be happy. In the mind of the President, he is saying ‘if I
empower you through your fertilizer plant in Ebonyi state, give
loans, credits and grants to farmers in Abakaliki, Ebonyi, Imo,
that our people will be happy.’ But these people just love
appointments.
“They don’t want such projects coming into the region.”
He added that though former presidents Olusegun Obasanjo
and Goodluck Jonathan gave more Igbos political
appointments during their tenures, the South-East has
remained underdeveloped.
“We had plenty of appointments during Obasanjo and
Jonathan. For example, the Enugu airport has been
dilapidated over the years.
“We have had four aviation ministers: Kema Chikwe, Fidelia
Nnjeze, Osita Chidoka, and Stella Oduah. How come your
airport is dilapidated?
