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The Nnandigbo in Diaspora, Chief Livinus Okwara has pledged to support the Igbos in everyway for progress and unity..
Okwara made the pledge during the official hand over of the certificate of honour. which took place recently in Lagos.
It will be recalled that the celebration of Chief Okwara as Nnandigbo in Diaspora took place earlier, where dignitaries, Igbo, friends and well wishers honoured him for his contributions to the growth and welfare of Igbos both at home and abroad. The event attracted dignitaries, Ohanaeze members, family, friends, and well-wishers who celebrated Okwara, a successful entrepreneur and founder of Rimax Group.
Okwara expressed gratitude for the honour and pledged to use the office to support Igbo people worldwide. He also advocated amnesty and greater opportunities for Igbo youths affected by historical challenges. He appreciated the President Bola Tinubu for policy steps taken to improve the economy, appealing to him to do more to better the lot of the Igbos.
“When I came back from the UK I aligned with the progressives as a resident who was born in Lagos “I’ve been supporting the APC specifically Bola Ahmed Tinubu from his campaign days till he got to the presidency. I’m aware of what he is doing to improve the economy. The country belongs to all of us and not to a particular tribe or people.
“I’m still asking him for amnesty for our young people who have been held..
“Igbos are well represented democratically. But much still has to be done . I will use my good office as nna Ndigbo in Diaspora to ask for more for the Igbos.
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“We have been disadvantaged , Tinubu has to help in further development. We love Nigeria like every other tribe.
Okwara’s vision is in line with eastern governors vision who endorsed Tinubu recently, he said. He advised the Igbo to be peaceful wherever they find themselves.
“ My Igbo brothers should stop wranglings, sheathe their swords, stop the killings, love themselves and more will be given to them.
“As a leader, I will take my people in the right direction.” President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Lagos State, Solomon Aguene empahsised that the Igbo must respect their landlords, since they dwell in their land and do business their.
“We use the word diaspora because here is not our soil. When you are in Lagos you cannot claim ownership; you are in diaspora. So Okwara is our head, he is our father.
Whatever he says, among us, is final. So, I want to use this opportunity to present the certificate of Nnadigbo in diaspora.
“We make it clear that we must respect our principal, which is our landlords, the Yoruba people for those in the West.
“We must respect them for what you have achieved in their soil. Because if they don’t give you the soft landing, you have no chance to progress. “So, we stand on the existence of the soft landing they gave to us to say that this is a man that has known even the President of Nigeria for so many years, and other stakeholders of this soil, if you have any issue, especially those who are in the land, you must respect them.
“I am the governor of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Lagos State no other person so that is what I stand for. This is the only person and the first. I’m giving him this award based on the role he’s playing. Just want to let our people know that we are strangers in Lagos. Since the president general is the father of Ohanaeze worldwide, any development you bring in the leadership diagram, the person that is ahead of you will be very happy.
Well, you see, there’s nothing we can do that our president general will not hear. “This thing we are doing here is not in our constitution. but every constitution can be amended.
There are a lot of things that are happening in Nigeria now that is new innovation. Whatever new innovation you want to introduce, you do it because you know that everybody will appreciate it.”
