“The Hate Towards Igbos In Nigeria Is Real, I Feel For Them” – BBNaija Star, Pere Egbi

Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Pere Egbi has decried the widespread “hate towards the Igbo tribe” in Nigeria.

In a post shared on his Twitter page, the reality star lamented the “unfair” treatment of the Igbo tribe by the political class, narrating he almost slapped a politician who said, “an Igbo person can never rule Nigeria”.

“The hate against the Igbos in Nigeria is real. I AM NOT even Igbo or Yoruba or Hausa and I feel for them. Someone who is in politics once told me that “an Igbo person can never rule Nigeria”. If say Jesus no hold my right hand that day, I for slap am.

“Online I see lots of hate toward the Igbo tribe. This is coming from people within the political space. We have a serious problem in Nigeria and we need to be honest about it and face it head on. This is unfair,” Pere Egbi wrote.

KanyiDaily recalls that President Bola Tinubu’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga recently vowed that he won’t apologize for his ethnic slur against Igbos in Lagos.