The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Chris Ngige, has asked the South-east to stop complaining of marginalisation by the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.

He lamented that all his efforts to persuade the Igbo to wisely invest in Buhari’s presidential bid in 2015 failed because of lack of co-operation by many South-east leaders, who threw their weigh behind former President Goodluck Jonathan.

“This is not a question I should answer because I’m a politician. But before these things happened, before the government of Jonathan failed, I went to all the Igbo fora to tell them that the Jonathan government will fall”, he told Thisday.

“I went to our Ohanaeze Ndi-Igbo in Enugu twice. They could not even reply to a letter written by Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, seeking for a meeting with them”, he added.

Ngige, revealed how he went to Lagos and convened an Igbo stakeholders forum in William Nwodo’s house in Ikoyi, Lagos in 2014, where he analysed the voting pattern in Nigeria and told them that even if they did not want to support Buhari, they should give him 25 per cent of their votes.

“They refused to listen to me, and to make matter worse, there was no voting in most of the areas in the South-east; they just allocated 5 per cent to APC.

“It was that bad, it is too late to cry when the head is off. Politics is business in a way, you invest in business and you reap profit.

“Yes, that is what it is. But all I want to tell you is that we played bad politics; we made a bad investment because they invested in the Jonathan presidency. They invested in Jonathan more than the South-south, where he hails from.

“I am not saying that is enough to marginalise them or not allow them come in but we are there. I will continue to speak for them and when there is anything to be distributed, we will make sure that the South-east gets its own portion. But they will not get excess portion.

Igbos should stop complaining, they didn’t invest in Buhari’s campaign – Ngige

“Even in a family where the head of the family goes to the farm to harvest his yams those who accompany the farmer to the farm get more share.

“When they bring back the yams some of them will be damaged, and the pieces are put out in one section. Then the whole yams are put into the barn and some will be sent to the market for sale. And some will be sent to the family centrally for distribution among the family units.

“Those ones that are in pieces, the extras, will be shared among those that went to the farm. We did not benefit from the extras with people who went to the farm. We didn’t go to the farm in the south-east”, he added.

On what the All Progressives Congress (APC) will be campaigning on ahead 2019, Ngige stated: “Oh my God, so you are in the group of those who are pessimistic, who have refused to see the wonders of this government?

“Well, I’m from the South-east, so when we get there we will show them that first and foremost we have fought corruption to a standstill and that people can no longer steal at will, much less keeping such monies at home.

“The movement was from the bank to the house, but now that homes have been raided, maybe they will go to the farm to keep them. But people cannot steal money because there is no hiding place anymore.

“They cannot steal primitively like it was done before. The poor people of Nigerian are happy about this,” he said.

The APC chieftain said he has no regret for his role in helping to bring Buhari to power, saying if the opportunity presents itself again he will do exactly the same thing.

“If not for this government, the government of Muhammadu Buhari, government of change, Nigeria would have been worse than Venezuela.


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Shatap u outcast ...D igbos r agitating for their own state now not involving in this ur super failed administration

na ur type they with 97% nd 5%

For those who don't understand what Ngige said. He says that politics is a business venture and if you don't invest in a business, you shouldn't expect dividends. Ladies and gentlemen, this is what has befallen our so called democracy. We can no longer exercise our democratic rights without being punished for it.

na so....tell them oo

We are not complaining, we just want our own country. Two different things.

When it comes to politics you have to trend it wisely, the last presidential election to be candid the igbos made and commit blunders, I expected them to secured a senator for SP position..

That dwarf always talks rubbish

I know his pains, anambra pple rejected him during his tenure as a governor
e still dey pain am

its true

Nigeria is practising another type of democracy. ..since when has it been mandatory to vote a particular candidate so as to enjoy the rights of being a citizen. People should not be chastised for voting for their choice ...since Daura has not turned to Dubai. ..Ngige you are O.P

Afam4eva:
For those who don't understand what Ngige said. He says that politics is a business venture and if you don't invest in a business, you shouldn't expect dividends. Ladies and gentlemen, this is what has befallen our so called democracy. We can no longer exercise our democratic rights without being punished for it.

Somebody on steroids will tell me we are on a march for a Greater Nigeria



Election will now be do or die since loosing it entails being cut from benefitting in that government

ngige nobody voted for you when you contested against obi . when you stole his mandate you almost worked before you were thrown out by the court . you almost got our heart with what you did in a state were even your villagers in alor did not vote for you. now you are making excuses for buhari just like you made for fashola when he deported your kinsman. bros I pity you. you case is pathetic

Alas.. one reasonable one

You can't reap where you didn't sow.. It's simple law of nature.
And not just Buhari, even me as a human won't regard them with their vote pattern.

Igbos are just pained that they can't hijack PMB's govt. like they did with the useless ineffectual buffoon. Quote me anywhere.
I said it long ago so I'm not surprised. It's their way

NGIGE:
Is an Igbo word which means
A LOST SHEEP

“Even in a family where the head of the family goes to the farm to harvest his yams those who accompany the farmer to the farm get more share.

“When they bring back the yams some of them will be damaged, and the pieces are put out in one section. Then the whole yams are put into the barn and some will be sent to the market for sale. And some will be sent to the family centrally for distribution among the family units.

Ummm. Members of a family do not elect the head of the family. More so, when PMB went to farm, he wasn't head of the family. In a democracy we elect the head who isn't going to be head for the rest of his life. (No pun intended). We need brighter leaders.

You see this slave! So Buhari has become a business that who does not invest in will not benefit. wonders shall never end. Buhari was elected to manage our commonwealth. We have already created the wealth he is to manage. The south east who are Buhari's 5℅ are part owners of the nation's wealth. It is not fair that they are denied the benefits therefrom because they did not vote for the manager.
Slave Ngige go and hid your head in shame! Surely, you are not a true Igbo man.

Ranting of a prodigal son who will be soon ostracized...

You are already going blind.. next is cripple

Igbos do not know how to play politics! It's as simple as that. They pride themselves as the smartest people yet can't seem to wrap their brain around Nigerian politics effectively.

This is why Nigeria will never work

Igbos should not expect anything because they didn't invest in Buhari, but Buhari will export our tax money and oil proceeds to go and live comfortably in a UK hospital?

Make them share this country ASAP.

Foolish animal. Do they have to invest in him for himbto do what is right. He is the president of a country,not of a gang of bandits.

K

The betrayal of your people is what is turning you into a blind man, so that your eyes will not behold the promise land. The land flowing with milk and honey.

You will soon turn a cripple. You have really proven us right about your paternity. I heard your father is from... if not for ban, I would have told you who actually is your father and his tribe

This one is a goat na

look at this bastard mistake of a human being



so because they didn't support you they don't deserve equity and fairness



just look at the miserable excuse of a brain dead folk it took the vegetable 6 months to appoint





n you wonder why Nigeria is deteriorating




if incompetence could take a photo that's what it'll look like

But this man is Igbo na What has gone wrong?

Nothing wey person ne go hear

See your mouth