UMUAHIA —
FOLLOWING the incessant killing if Ndi Igbo in some parts of the North, Abia
State governor, Theodore Orji, has advised Igbo resident in that part of the
country to come home if they were no longer wanted by their host communities.

Governor Orji’s position was prompted by the
latest motor park bombing in Kano which caused the death of scores of Ndi Igbo.

According to him, if Ndigbo are continuously
being killed in the North, it meant that they were not accepted and the best
option for them was to think home where their safety was guaranteed.

He said:  “No sane person will continue
living in an atmosphere where his life is at stake.”

He pointed out that home remained the most
comfortable place for anyone whose life was in danger.

Governor Orji also spoke on the death of Prof.
Chinua Achebe, saying though he was a respected Igbo son, his death had not
created political leadership vacuum for Ndi Igbo because he was not a political
leader of Ndi Igbo but a literary icon.

The governor maintained that Ndi Igbo still had
leaders but noted that the problem of Ndigbo was who to galvanise the rest of
the people and give them focus.

Orji, however, said that if Ndigbo could choose
a credible leader and rally round him, the region would forge ahead.