Why We Want New Name For Nigeria-Ohanaeze

By news desk

The Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said that Nigeria needs a new name that will be better and be a positive one.

Ohanaeze said the change became necessary “as the name, Nigeria, connotes lack of progress, corruption, and darkness.”

“Nigeria was given to us by a lover of Lord Lugard who later became his wife and was given at the heat of passion.

“Many countries in Africa, Asia, and even Europe changed their colonial names after independence but we foolishly stuck to the name with all its attendant minuses,”Ibegbu said.

It maintained that “unless we change our name, our numerous problems may have no solution because there is something in a name.”

“Though the name Igbo was not given to us by anybody if any day we find out any question mark on it we shall change it. We are not Ibo but Igbo and Ndigbo. All colonial vestiges should be expunged by the indigenous African people.”