Ibarakpo community in Amagu Ikwo, Ikwo local government area of Ebonyi state Monday cried out over humiliation meted out to them by politicians within the area.
The community stated this in an open letter to Governor Ogbonna Nwifuru by one Iwuchukwu Alinchi of Agubata Ekwunekwune Amagu, Ikwo.
The letter made available to Blueprint, alleged that politicians in the same local government have been blocking people in the community from receiving dividends of democracy in the state.
The letter reads: “We have been advocating, agitating, and protesting against the inhuman treatment being meted out to my people of Ibarakpo. Ibarakpo is made up of three villages, namely: Agubata, Ekwunekwune, and Odeligbo Amagu.
These three villages are asking that they should be accommodated by Ikwo as a community, as a local government and the Amagu as a political ward.
“This appeal is coming now because we have lived to suffer humiliation in the hands of Ikwo leaders when it comes to benefitting or enjoying democracy dividends from the government.
“From the time Nigeria went into democracy, Ibarakpo has always played a good role to ensure that they support the majority will of the people of Ikwo, but when it comes to benefitting from the government, we are denied appointment or infrastructure.
“Recently Hon. Silas Njaka was nominated for an appointment as SA to the governor of Ebonyi state by members of Independent Oil Marketers, Ebonyi chapter. The nomination which came as a result of the confidence the association had in Hon. Njaka as their state chairman, okayed by Chief Ogbonna Nwifuru was thwarted by some so-called “big” politician from Ikwo on the day of inauguration.
