By Nwanosike Onu, Awka

Billionaire oil magnate, Prince Arthur Eze, has dismissed calls by Minister of Labour and Employment Senator Chris Ngige to banish him with 12 suspended traditional rulers in Anambra as uncalled for and inconsequential.

He described the comment by the former Governor as “ranting from an ant.”

Dismissing Ngige as unfit to serve in the current administration, which he described as the nation’s best, Eze, in a statement by his Media Directorate Head, Okpala Okechukwu, said one would have thought that anybody occupying the respectable office of a Minister would be articulate and deep in knowledge of contemporary issues in the orbit of partisan politics.

He said it was not proper for Ngige to call for banishment of traditional rulers whose only offence was going to Abuja to commend the President for the magnificent jobs he had done in the South-East.

“Dr Ngige as a Minister did not take time to study the underground colouration given to the trip for political reasons by the state government.

“Accepted is the fact that he has been involved in serious traditional leadership crisis in his community over the Igweship, but this should not becloud his sense of judgement to make calls that has no legal or constitutional backing.

“As a Minister, Dr Ngige ought to know that no section of the Nigerian constitution empowers a State Governor to banish or trample on the fundamental human rights of any Nigerian citizen as enshrined in the Nigerian constitution.

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“Any governor that attempts to heed to Dr Ngige’s call certainly should be taking an action that is against the letters and spirit of the Nigerian constitutions.

“For Dr Ngige to call for the banishment of a man of Prince Engr Arthur Eze’s status not only in Nigeria but the entire world is, to say the least, most callous, derogatory and unbecoming of a Minister.”

Ngige, on Saturday, led a protest in the community and called on Governor Willie Obiano not to only suspend the 12 traditional rulers that visited Abuja recently without his permission but banish them from the State.

Ngige also said the banishment should equally be extended to Prince Arthur Eze that led them to see the President to serve as deterrence to others.

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The President of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Nnia Nwodo, said at the weekend Nigeria would witness a remarkable turnaround in fortune if an Igbo man emerged the country’s president in 2023.

In a congratulatory message to the Nigerian-born newly appointed Minister of Justice and Solicitor-General in Alberta, Canada, Kelechi Madu, the Ohanaeze chief said Nigeria would be transformed with an Igbo man at the helm of the country’s affairs.

He also appealed to the Federal Government to stop marginalizing the people of South East extraction to enable the country fully harness their creative potentials.

Nwodo said: “Ohanaeze Ndigbo is highly honoured by the exploits of Kaycee Madu in faraway Canada as an Igbo son. Mr. Madu had contested and won a seat into the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the electoral district of Edmonton-South West from where he was appointed and sworn in as Minister of Justice and Solicitor General by the Premier of Alberta, Jason Kenney, on April 30, 2020.

On behalf of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, I commend the sterling qualities of Mr. Kaycee Madu, as well as other Igbo sons and daughters who have excelled so much outside the country, such as the recently appointed first black Vice-Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University in the UK, Prof Charles Egbu, and many others.

“The exploits of Igbo sons and daughters both within and outside the country are indices of the cerebral capability and ingenuity of the people which Nigeria could exploit to advance its development.

“The Federal Government should stop marginalising and victimising the Igbo in the country so that the latent creative potentials could be harnessed for the good of all.

“Nigeria would witness a turnaround in her fortunes if a president of Igbo extraction was allowed to emerge in 2023.”

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 Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman has died at the age of 43 following a four-year battle with colon cancer, his family said in a statement. 

 The Hollywood star died at home with his wife and family by his side, the statement said.

 “A true fighter, Chadwick persevered through it all, and brought you many of the films you have come to love so much,” it added.

 “From Marshall to Da 5 Bloods, August Wilson’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and several more, all were filmed during and between countless surgeries and chemotherapy. It was the honour of his career to bring King T’Challa to life in Black Panther.”

 The family added: “The family thanks you for your love and prayers, and asks you to continue to respect their privacy during this difficult time.” 

 Boseman had not spoken publicly about his diagnosis. 

 The US actor had been known for playing real-life figures, including professional baseball player Jackie Robinson in 2013 biopic 42 and James Brown in 2014’s Get On Up, before he landed the Marvel role which made him a superstar. 

 He first played Black Panther in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, before the character headlined a hugely successful blockbuster in 2018.

 Black Panther was a hit with critics who praised its diversity and it grossed over 1.3 billion dollars at the global box office, as well as earning a best picture nomination at the Academy Awards. 

 In June he starred in Spike Lee’s searing drama Da 5 Bloods, playing a Vietnam soldier.

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