Former Governor of Abia State, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, has said that the Igbo people have not been fairly treated in Nigeria since the end of the civil war.

Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, Kalu stated that the Igbos continue to face marginalization, calling for equal treatment for all ethnic groups.

“Since after the civil war, Igbos have not been fairly treated. I don’t hide in saying it. Nigerians need to reassure the Igbos and play by the rules so that everyone will be equal and the country can develop,” he said.

Kalu added that continued discrimination against the Igbo people would hinder national progress.

He also recounted how his children noticed negative stereotypes about Igbos when they returned to Nigeria.

Kalu said, “The sagacity of saying, ‘oh, this Igbos’. The comments discourage people. My children came back here, and when they went out to go around, they say, Oh, the way they talk about Igbo people in this country, I say, well, that is what it is.

“Igbos have not committed offense. I didn’t know how the civil war started. I didn’t know how it ended. And we should forget about that. Look at small Rwanda with the all the hatred in that country. You can see the progress they are made. We should be able to leave this tribalistic of a thing, leave religion, leave ethnic.

“The Igbos, they have not been forgiven.”

Igbos unfairly treated in Nigeria, haven’t been forgiven – Orji Kalu