Former Senate President Senator Adolphus Wabara questioned the rationale behind calls for the Igbo people to leave the South West region. He pointed out that the South East, which is predominantly Igbo, did not participate in recent protests against a Yoruba-led administration, contrasting this with the active demonstrations in the South West.
Wabara argued that the Igbo people deserve acceptance and inclusion rather than expulsion. He described such calls for expulsion as a “genocidal threat,” reflecting unwarranted animosity towards the Igbo simply because of their ethnicity.
He called for recognition of the Igbo people’s rights and contributions to the nation, condemning the divisive rhetoric aimed at punishing them despite their peaceful involvement in national issues. Wabara emphasized that the Igbo should be accommodated rather than expelled, noting the peaceful stance of the South East in the protests.
During an interview with The Vanguard, He remarked, “If at home our youths who are suffering the most did not join the protest against an administration headed by a Yoruba man, why then should we be punished? I rather think that Ndigbo deserve accommodation and not ejection by the West. In the South West there have been protests unlike South East where there has been no protest at all even when our son is not the President. So, it will be a disservice and dishonour to reward us with a genocidal threat to vacate South West. That means we are hated in this country just for being Igbo.”….Sêe_Morē