The Igbos have earned the right to partake in this soon to be constituted government and no one or a thing should try to deny them that; not even Ike Ekweremadu, whose selfish interest in retaining the deputy senate president seat seems to be controlling his actions thus far; otherwise why is he not in the vanguard of those Igbo leaders demanding justice for the Igbo Southeast in the zoning of party offices? How can any sane and unselfish human-being advocate or prefer the retention of the deputy senate president seat for the Igbos as opposed to that of Speakership or even the Senate Presidency itself. An Igbo Speakership is a demand which the whole Igbo race, both home and in the Diaspora jointly make and Icheoku says failure to meet this demand will tell a lot about President Jonathan's fabled "Igbo-ness" as well as PDP's love for the Igbo Southeast. This demand is unconditional and the Yoruba Southwest opposition and CPC sympathizer cannot and should not benefit more than the Igbo Southeast loyal party men and women in the distribution of political party offices! Enough of this bullcrap and where is those Igbo governors providing leadership on this quest for Igbo Speakership now?
Icheoku says the general interest of a whole is greater than the selfish interest of an individual. Igbos of Southeast should therefore not allow Ike Ekweremadu's selfish interest in retaining the deputy senate president to jeopardize their overall interest in heading at least one arm of the government.A deputy senate president has no authority except as may be delegated by the senate president added to his collection of juicy mind-boggling allowance as deputy senate president and his constituency allowance of over 150 million Naira every quarter? Therefore Icheoku sees no reason why Ike Ekweremadu has not summarily addressed a press conference intimating his willingness to resign his office as deputy senate president if that will make way for an Igbo speakership of the House or even the senate president. It is called sacrificing for the general common good of a group; but regrettably, the days of selfless politicking is long since gone in Nigeria and expecting such from this man might be a wishful thinking under the Nigeria "chop I chop" political landscape.
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