RIPPLES NIGERIA
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has blamed the Nigerian government for the travails of former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, who was sentenced to nine years imprisonment by a United Kingdom Crown Court on charges of organ harvesting.
Despite the details of the case being in public space, the Igbo group accused the Federal Government of hounding the politician so as to confiscate his properties.
In a statement on Saturday in Owerri, National Publicity Secretary of Ohanaeze, Dr Alex Ogbonnia, accused the government of doing nothing to help Ekweremadu because it was after him as well.
“We feel sad. Ike Ekweremadu is an illustrious son of Igboland. He has been indicted and sentenced to long imprisonment.
“It’s unfortunate and saddening that this has befallen him. Ekweremadu is an eminent personality in Nigeria; he served the country meritoriously even as Deputy President of the Senate, and was Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament.
