The Senator representing Abia South senatorial district in Abia State, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has said that Igbos are the most disenfranchised and marginalized people in Nigeria.
Abaribe lamented that there is an imbalance within the nation’s political environment, insisting it’s unfair to allocate only five states to the South east.
The Senator stated this in Abuja on Saturday during a public presentation of a book: “The power of Nothing: Triumph And Trump Of People’s Voice In Enugu”, written by Ikem Okuhu.
Abaribe was represented at the occasion by Hon Alex Mascot Ikwechegh, member representing Aba North/South Federal Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA.
“I would like to say a few things about the Igbos. We Igbos believe in progressivism, and the concept of patriotism and nationalism.
“And this is why you will see an Igbo man pack up his bag and leave his village to Bauchi to set up shops, buy a piece of land, build a house, and become an employer of labour. That in itself, for me, is nationalism, patriotism and progressivism.
