Igbos Need Credible Leaders, Says ASETU Chieftain, Emeka Diwe

EMEKA DIWE

The Igbo nation is in dire need of credible leaders, according Emeka Diwe, a chieftain of Association of South East Town Union Presidents (ASETU).

Diwe said lack of credible leaders has been the bane of Igbos and has seriously affected the place of Igbo nation in Nigeria.

The ASETU chieftain told journalists in Aba, Abia State that only genuine leaders in Igboland will advance the cause of the people, stressing that such leaders cannot emerge based on the size of their pockets.


 He stated  that Igbos need selfless leaders who are ready to fight for their cause, stating that  credible leaders can only emerge in Igboland through town union mode of electing leaders. 

He said Town Unions in Igboland have produced good leaders, saying such mode of electing leaders in Igboland will ensure that only credible persons emerge at all strata of leadership in Igboland..

“Town Union structure is the most credible platform to elect credible leaders in Igboland. The Town Unions is development driven and has addressed the need of the common people in Igboland. We need to enhance its gains in the South East

“ It is regrettable that what we have seen in Igboland is forced leadership and  submergence of credible leadership .We have monetization of the truth and this is not acceptable to us anymore” the ASETU chieftain stated.

Diwe pointed out that the apathy disposition by the people towards the military to civilian transition in 1999 only succeeded to throw up leaders in the South East who were not prepared for the onerous task of leadership

“Because credible people did not show interest in the transition process in 1999, many unprepared people came up and won elective positions. Most credible people did not contest in that election and thus we have seen regenerative leadership since then. This is why we have not gotten the right set of leaders in Igboland”, the Akpulu, Ideato North LGA businessman stated.

The President of Town Unions Association of Imo State backed the ongoing fight on corruption embarked upon by the Buhari administration. He said corruption has really affected the progress and development of the nation.

“If we recover 10% of the recovered funds said to be stolen by past government officials, Nigeria would have be better” he explained.

Diwe who was honoured by Ohaneze Ndi Igbo for his commitment to the development and progress of Igbos also spoke on the recent protests by the Indigenous People of Biafra ( IPOB) and Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB)

He said ASETU condemned the marching out soldiers to shoot and kill unarmed teenagers during the pro Biafra protests in Onitsha.