Accusing President Buhari Of Disliking Ndigbo Is Wrong – Gen Momah

Former Minister of Science and Technology, Major-General Sam Momah, retd, in an interview with vanguard frowns at claims that President Muhammadu Buhari is being anti Igbo in the choice of political appointees.

The fact that there is no Igbo among the new service chiefs has fired assertions that the president is anti-Igbo. Do you agree?

I do not agree that he is anti Igbo. Some of the president’s best friends are Igbo, so also some of his aides. Those of us, who know him personally, know that he does not hate Igbo. It is a misnomer for Ohaneze president to make such a claim. It is very unfortunate. We know that twice he appointed an Igbo man as his running mate.

The first one was Chuba Okadigbo and the second was Chief Edwin Ume-Ezeoke. You cannot say that somebody who did that hates Igbo. That is a wrong assertion and the president is someone who is patriotic, nationalistic and humane.