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Nigeria: Nwabueze - Okupe Should Apologise to Ndigbo - Igbo Youths

By Emeka Mamah, 21 February 2013

The Igbo Youths Movement, IYM, Thursday gave the Senior Special Adviser, Public Affairs to President Goodluck Jonathan, Doyin Okupe, 48 hours to apologise to Ndigbo over his alleged "uncivilised vituperations," against elder-statesman, Prof. Ben Nwabueze, following the latter's remark that Nigeria was becoming a failed state.

This was made known by the National President of IYM, Mr. Elliot Ukoh.

In the statement entitled, "Okupe's Disgraceful Outburst," Ukoh said, "Nigerians were shocked by the uncivilized vituperation of Okukpe over Prof. Nwabueze's remarks that Nigeria was drifting towards a failed state.

"Okupe's outright insult on the person of the eminent constitutional lawyer and his use of adjectives such as irresponsible and unpatriotic to describe the elder citizen's genuine concern on the parlous state of the Nigerian ship, merely confirms Okupe as an unpolished man as only such people use gutter language.

"If Okupe disagrees with Prof. Nwabueze or any other commentator for that matter, he should not resort to insults. If Okukpe believes that Nigerians could be fooled about the reality of the Nigerian situation, then it is lamentable and he needs to be pitied.

"Google's failed state index, places Nigeria at No.12 while Somalia is No. 1 among over 200 countries of the world. Okupe's master has been incharge of 34 states in Nigeria for the past one year, while Boko Haram has Bornu and Yobe States".

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  • Garden-City Boy
    Feb 22 2013, 10:12
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    We are a nation of great gaffers. Another Femi Fani-Kayode in the making. Okupe is gone out of control; does not know when he should shut his trap.

  • Garden-City Boy
    Feb 22 2013, 09:46
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    Okupe is a big fat fool; a gargantuan balloon full of hot gas, ready to implode any moment. He has become a monstrous embarrassment to the administration.