Dame Patience Jonathan with Ambassador Lois Jonathan
Former First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, has called on Ndigbo to always be united.
She made the call when the Greater Igbo Forum Worldwide led by its President, Ambassador Lois Jonathan, paid her a courtesy visit in Abuja.
Dame Jonathan urged love amongst the people, as she stressed that development can only thrive in an environment where there is peace.
She charged the organisation to put politics aside and project the genuine interest of the Igbos.
She said, “Let us manage one another. Let us love ourselves. Let us be united and be our brother’s keepers.
“I would be really, really glad to be in your midst, because one it is your region, which is Igbo. Another one it is your country. Without states, without region, there would be no country.
“So that your state and your region is supreme. Where we come from is very, very supreme. So I thank you for forming this organization, and the aim of the organization is very, very important.
“Set politics aside. Take Igbo as first thing.
So we should be able to protect one another. Love one another. Togetherness should be our own.
“And we should live in a peaceful atmosphere within ourselves. But if we cannot love ourselves, and unite ourselves, and accept ourselves, how can we face the outsider?
“So let’s forget all our wrongs. Whatever your sister did to you, whatever your brother did to you, let us love one another. Let us unite. We are all the same language. One language. If you speak, another will hear.
“We speak the same language. Now what is the problem? Why can’t we take that language and talk to each other now? Understand one another.
“Let us go back again. Together. Talk together. Love one another. Unite together. We cannot achieve anything without unity.
We cannot achieve anything. And remember, you can say yes. If your brother wants this, you too want it.
“Support that your brother. Stand by your brother. It’s better that way. Let us stand by one another. Because that’s the major thing,” she said.
The President of the organisation, Ambassador Lois Jonathan, said the visit was to intimate the former First Lady on the upcoming summit slated for October.
“We are here to intimate you about
Igbo Forum. Greater Igbo Forum is an organization known to secure peace and ready to make sure that the name of the Igbos are being heard worldwide.
“The reason why we’re here today, we’re here that our summit is coming up on October 9th and 10th. We want you to fully participate with us. We want your presence there,” Jonathan said.
The former first Lady was honored by the association as the ODIUKONAMBA ADA NDIGBO. (Literally meaning someone you can find only one in a million or generation). Former First Lady urges unity among Igbos..
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