Ndigbo Feels Short-Changed By Recent Promotions In Police – Activists

The recent promotions in the top echelons of the Nigeria Police have attracted reactions, with people of the Southeast region claiming they were not favoured by the arrangement. In their opinions pertaining specifically to those promoted to the rank of police commissioner, the commentators claim the region is still far from being integrated into the nation’s structure in terms of equity and justice.

The statistics showed that the Northwest region had 12 police commissioners; Northeast, eight; Southwest, seven; Southsouth, five; Northcentral, four, while Southeast comprising Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo, Anambra and Abia had one person promoted to the rank of police commissioner.

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According to Nze Kanayo Chukwumezie, an activist, “This is against the principles of the Federal Character. It also shows the lopsidedness of appointments and distribution of wealth. Worse still is among those of the AIGs for the zonal commands and other higher offices. This is unacceptable in a federal system. Still the disadvantaged areas are the ones leading.”

A public affairs analyst, Awurunke Nwadike, said, “Never in the history of this country have we seen impunity and lack of empathy to the feelings of other regions of this nation like what we presently have under the PMB administration. We have been so polarized on regional and ethnic bases by no other one than the person who is supposed to unite us. How then do you ask the S/E people not to support Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and his IPOB philosophy?”

For Jonas Ede, “The marginalization of the Southeast is too obvious, but it is very unfortunate that our leaders want us to remain marginalized forever. It’s time for the easterners to draw their plans. The government of Nigeria is not giving us hope, but time shall tell.”

Reuben Onwuka said, “The renaissance of the Igbo society under this contraption called Nigeria is a mirage. Everywhere and in many ways, any race that is progressive by nature is usually envied for nothing. Somehow, someday, this forced marriage will end.”

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In view of Reuben Onyishi, “The war ended 50 years ago with the ‘no victor, no vanquished’ dictum. But the vanquished know till date they are really vanquished.”

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