Reject selfish politicians, Iwuanyanwu tells kinsmen

• Published date: 09 January 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

An elder statesman and Chairman of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Council of Elders, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has advised his kinsmen to reject politicians seeking elective positions, who will not use the mandate given to them to serve their collective interest.

He also urged stakeholders at Mbaitoli and Ikeduru local governments of Imo State, popularly called Mbaike, to respect the established principle of zoning for political offices, for equity, justice and fairness and to avoid domination of one council area against the other.

Iwuanyanwu spoke in Owerri at a meeting of Mbaike People's Assembly- the apex socio-cultural organisation of the indigenes of the two councils, during which he inaugurated the constitution drafting committee.

Iwuanyanwu, the grand patron of the assembly, warned politicians from the two councils seeking elective offices to shun personal aggrandisement and use their mandate to serve the people who will elect them.

'Anybody wishing to represent us after the forthcoming election or given the mandate must know that he is there with our mandate to serve us and not line his pocket,' he said.

The business mogul, who decried the rising wave of youth and women unemployment in the areas, directed the assembly to set up a committee of prominent leaders, who would ensure speedy implementation of youth...