The Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has advised President Muhammadu Buhari to rename the Aso Rock Presidential Villa after late Queen Elizabeth II of England.
The apex Igbo group dtated this in reaction to calls by a former presidential candidate, Adamu Garba, suggesting for the country to immortalize the late monarch by renaming the Nnamdi Azikiwe University after the Queen.
The Ohanaeze in it’s reaction, told the Presidency to jettison Garba’s call, and should apply his suggestions, saying such a move can be best for Aso Rock in Abuja or other parts of the North.
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It also demanded for the former presidential aspirant of the Young Progressives Party, to tender an apology to Ndigbo for making such unhistorical remark.
In a statement signed by the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the group said such remark was capable of instigating conflict in the country.
The statement read;
“The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has cautioned the Federal Government against renaming the foremost and most prestigious University, the University of Nigeria Nsukka after the late British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II.
“The University has bequeathed a legacy in south-eastern Nigeria and it’s worthwhile for the former APC presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba to know that the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia, Abia State, was renamed after the late British monarch, and is known as Queen Elizabeth Medical Centre, Umuahia, yet Nigerians have yet to see the late Queen Elizabeth’s legacies in northern Nigeria. It’s appropriate for the North to have a fair share of the Queen’s legacy.
“If the Federal Government and the Presidency wish to immortalise late Queen Elizabeth II, it should look at the role of the Queen in granting Nigeria political freedom and independence on October 1, 1960. And the most appropriate place to show gratitude to Great Britain should be at Aso Rock.”
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