Xclusive: Return Home If Northerners Don’t Want You, Orji Tells Ndi Igbo

Abia State Governor, Theodore Orji has called on Igbo resident in the northern part of the country to return home if the bombings and killings persist.

This came following the recent motor park bombing in Kano which left many Ndigbo dead and scores injured.

According to Orji, if Ndigbo are continuously being massacred in the North, it portrayed that they were not accepted and the best option for them was to think home where their safety was guaranteed.

He said, “No sane person will continue living in an atmosphere where his life is at stake.”

He said home remains the most comfortable place for anyone whose life was in danger.

On the death of Prof. Chinua Achebe, Orji said that though he was a respected Igbo son, his death had not created political leadership vacuum for Ndi Igbo because he was not a political leader of Ndi Igbo but a literary icon.

He maintained that Ndi Igbo still had leaders, but noted that the problem of Ndigbo was who to galvanise the rest of the people and give them focus.

Orji, however, said that if Ndigbo could choose a credible leader and rally round him, the region would make positive impact.