BY ANAYO OKOLI
A group, Coalition of Igbo Youths Assembly [CIYA], says any Igbo man aspiring to lead Ndigbo must show proven commitment to the cause of Ndigbo, saying that time was gone when any person comes out to claim leadership of Ndigbo.
The group said its position became necessary in view of the experience of Ndigbo in the past. It noted with regret that while other ethnic groups are speaking with one voice and trying to find the way forward, Ndigbo are still speaking from different sides of their mouths.
Speaking after their meeting held in Umuahia, the President General of the CIYA, Mr. Innocent Madu, said that there was need for Ndigbo to come together and find a road map for the 2015.
According to Madu, other ethnic groups are busy strategizing for the 2015 yet Ndigbo are yet to articulate themselves. "Instead of our people to come together to find a new leader who will leader them in the mould of the late Dim Emeka Ojukwu they are busy speaking in discordant and disjointed voices", he lamented.
The youth leader expressed worry that some people have started laying claim to Igbo leadership after the demise of the renown Igbo leader Dim Emeka Ojukwu without making any effort to contribute meaningfully to the development of the area.
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