By Uchenna Enyioko
For decades, the Igbo people have endured systemic suppression, injustice, and marginalization in Nigeria. As a proud supporter of freedom, equality, and justice, I stand firmly with Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and the legitimate cry of the Igbo nation for liberation from the grip of oppression.
Nnamdi Kanu represents more than just an individual. He embodies the voice of a people long silenced, a people whose contributions to Nigeria’s development have often been met with betrayal, exclusion, and sabotage. The cause he champions is not about hatred or violence—it is about freedom, dignity, and the fundamental human right of self-determination.
Nigeria’s leadership structure has, for too long, been dominated by forces that benefit from injustice. These are individuals and institutions that thrive on inequality and deliberately suppress the rise of the Igbo, who are known for their ingenuity, industry, and resilience. Rather than build a nation where every ethnic group flourishes equally, certain political actors choose to feed on division and discrimination, pulling down those who refuse to bow to a corrupt system.
Let the truth be told: as long as the Igbo are held down, those who orchestrate that suppression cannot rise either. The progress of a nation cannot be built on the ruins of one of its strongest pillars. The stagnation of Nigeria—and by extension, much of Africa—can be traced to this injustice. When a people with such enormous potential are chained by policies and attitudes rooted in tribalism and fear, the entire nation suffers.
I believe that the freedom of the Igbo is not only necessary—it is inevitable. Justice may be delayed, but it cannot be denied forever. My support for Nnamdi Kanu is a support for truth. My support for Igbo freedom is a support for equity and fairness. It is a call for the restructuring or redefinition of Nigeria in a way that truly respects the identities, histories, and aspirations of its diverse peoples.
We must ask ourselves hard questions: Why is development so elusive in Nigeria? Why do crises persist across sectors and regions? Why is mistrust so deep, and progress so slow? One answer lies in the deliberate suppression of one of the country’s most visionary and entrepreneurial populations—the Igbo.
Until this wrong is corrected, Nigeria will continue to limp where it should run, break where it should build, and fall where it should rise.
Let freedom ring. Let justice prevail. And let the Igbo rise—because in their rising, Nigeria and Africa too shall rise.
#FREEDOM FOR MAZI NNAMDI KANU NOW#
Uchenna Enyioko, A proud Igbo man and a former Commissioner for Agriculture
