Igbo Youths for Positive Change, a pan-Igbo sociopolitical organization, has slammed the leadership of the Ohanaeze Youths Council for criticizing Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, the governor of Anambra State, for saying that all of the captured “unknown gunmen” that terrorized Anambra were Igbo.
In a recent appearance with Channels TV, Soludo said that all of the criminals terrorizing Anambra were of Igbo descent.
However, Mr. Igboayaka Igboayaka, the president of the Ohanaeze Youths, was not pleased with the remarks and is said to have chastised Soludo for “arriving at such conclusion.”
Igbo Youths for Positive Change’s National President, Mr. Chinedu Obigwe, responded to the events in Awka on Tuesday by calling Igboayaka’s criticism of Soludo on the matter nothing more than “careless talk” from a “busybody.”
Obigwe referred to Soludo’s remarks as a “honest chat” and said that the governor was not suited for stretching the truth.
He claimed that Soludo made his statements based on information that was both verifiable and authentic.
He asserted that Igboayaka supported the unidentified gunmen who are currently being dealt with by security personnel.
He denied the accusations made against Soludo by the Ohanaeze youth leader, asserting that the people of Anambra are pleased with the governor’s efforts to address the state’s insecurity issues.
He said, “The last thing Soludo will do is to be economical with the truth, especially when the issue involved has to do with the security of lives and properties of ndi Anambra.
“The so-called Comrade Igboayaka that parades himself as the President of Ohanaeze Youth Council is only desperately looking for cheap popularity. He is obviously suffering chronic diarrhoea of the mouth ailment, hence his reason for delving into a matter he knows nothing about.
“As governor, what Soludo did during his appearance on Channels Television was to speak based on the verifiable and authenticated information at his disposal.
“He spoke the truth and that truth is that all those caught in Anambra State that masquerade to be unknown gunmen are Igbo.
“So what Igboayaka and his cohorts expected Soludo to do is to lie to the general public by claiming that the unknown gunmen terrorising Anambra State are not Igbo.
“Nobody solves a problem with lies. You can only solve a problem by revealing the truth.
“It is obvious that Igboayaka is among the sympathisers of the unknown gunmen that are now being dealt with by security agents because that is why he resorted to attacking Soludo for disclosing to the general public that many of those masquerading to be unknown gunmen caught by security agents are Igbo.
“Igboayaka is using the platform of Ohanaeze Youth Council to politicise the fight against insecurity in Anambra and Igbo land at large and he should be called to order.
“What he did must be condemned by sane minds because it is such attitude that fuels insecurity.
“When the heartless unknown gunmen were beheading people and terrorising the whole Anambra State, Igboayaka maintained a sealed lips but now that Soludo is winning the battle against insecurity and hitting the nail right on its head by disclosing the identity of those unknown gunmen, Igboayaka emerged from nowhere to be criticising him for saying the truth.
“As long as the good people of Anambra State are concerned, Governor Soludo is on the right track and they will continue supporting his administration commendable efforts to nip insecurity in the bud completely in Anambra State.”
