Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has informed the Igbo people to reject the ministerial appointments of President Muhammadu Buhari.

While the President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Gary Igariwey urged Igbos to not be dampened by Buhari’s appointments and concentrate their efforts on rebuilding the South East- former Secretary General, Joe Achuzie, urged Igbos not to take any ministerial position from the President.

The pair spoke at the Ohanaeze National Secretariat in Enugu on Monday, during an appraisal meeting on the Igbo nation.

Achuzie said:

“Having known that the president has distributed key positions to his brothers, what worries me is that ministers have been regarded as mere servants by the president. In other words, if an Igbo is appointed minister,he or she will be a mere servant.

“The question is, are we to take up such positions to go and serve him,to go and make him popular? Without an Igbo man being a minister, I do not think the president will survive. So,Igbo should not take ministerial position.”

Igariwey, on the other hand, said:

“We ask our people not to be disappointed on the seeming lopsidedness of appointments made so far by the president.

“Our people should remain steadfast, think of home, and galvanise efforts towards the development of Igbo nation because nobody will do it for us. We have helped in building Lagos and Abuja among others. It is time to do the same in our own place.

“We should recreate that zeal and develop our place. This years’ celebration is not a time of festival and masquerades,but a tiime for rethink.”