By Chinenyelum Ojiaku.
A former senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Onyeabo Obi has asked Ndigbo not to put all their eggs in one basket as regards the forthcoming general elections in the country.
Senator Onyeabo Obi stated this while answering questions from newsmen recently at a function in his country home. He urged Ndigbo to learn from other tribes who diversify their patronage. “Igbos cannot put all their eggs in one basket. We have to learn the politics of Nigeria. No tribe puts all her eggs in one basket. Imagine if your choice goes wrong; then you are in enmity in the next four years. Some people must be on one side while others will be on the other side. The Yorubas have learnt that lesson as well as the Hausas, it is even so with the Tivs and other tribes in the country. It is about time we grow up and not put all our eggs in one basket”.
The senator regretted that the whole political system in Nigeria is terrible; the cross-carpeting, the intolerance, the do-or-die attitude, etc. These vices”, the senator said, “cut across religions and so on. When it comes to stealing, there’s no division of religion or tribe they share.
On the current situation in the country with so many killings and all that, Senator Onyeabo Obi said that every country had its prize to pay. He stressed, “like Congo, Venezuela and many others”, and concluded that every country has her own challenges.
The senator however noted that there’s a silver lining in the sky as the future is still bright.
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