Ndigbo: We’re Not Part of Jonathan’s Alleged Indecent Money Sharing

President Goodluck Jonathan

A coalition of Ndigbo indigenes in Lagos under the aegis of Association for the Defence of Igbo Interests on Wednesday disclosed that it was not part of the alleged indecent money President Goodluck Jonathan shared in Lagos about fortnight ago.

However, the association listed 12 reasons it endorsed the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate in Lagos, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode to build on the foundation, which it said, was laid by former Governor Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his successor, Mr. Babatunde Fashola.

The association disclosed this at a news conference addressed by its Coordinator, Prof. Chris Nwokobia and Secretary, Dr. Harris Chuma in Lagos, dissociating Ndigbo indigenes in the state “from the indecent money sharing going on now as a campaign strategy of President Jonathan and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

At the conference, Nwokobia pointed that the association “did not dispute that various so-called Igbo groups are not partaking in this malfeasance. They are on their own and represent themselves the few members of their groups and families.”

“Millions of Igbo in Lagos are not part of this and we wonder how much it will take to settle all Igbo in Lagos. Those who have partaken in the sharing of dollars and Naira are on their own, if we must restate this fact. They should not drag Ndigbo to their illicit business.”