The Nigerians in Diaspora Organisation Europe (NIDOE) has condemned what it described as “unruly attack on a serving Nigerian Senator and former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu in Germany.
NIDOE made its position known in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer (PRO) Wilson Fidel O’Ne.
Sen. Ekweremadu was attacked by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) while attending the Second Annual Cultural Festival and Convention organised by Ndi-Igbo Germany in Nurnberg on 17.08.2019.
“Nigerians in diaspora organisation Europe (NIDOE) condemns such an act in the strongest terms and wishes to emphasize that majority of Nigerians in Diaspora having lived so long in a democratic setting where there are rules and orders always takes advantage of debate, freedom of speech and expression, and peaceful protests to make its positions known where applicable and within the limits of the law.
“We appreciate that the German authorities came swiftly to calm the situation and so the event went on and the Nigerian Ambassador to Germany H.E. Yusuf Tuggar used the opportunity to effectively interact with Nigerians. It is unfortunate that Senator Ike Ekweremadu could no longer participate as invited.
“NIDO Europe hereby calls on the organizers of the event who should have done everything possible to avoid such situation in the first place to take this for a serious lesson. As an organisation that is working toward National development, Nigerians in Diaspora Europe stands firm with the commitment of NIDCOM and all well-meaning Nigerians to present Nigerians in Diaspora in a better light and provide the needed platform for needed Diaspora robust engagement with the federal government of Nigeria and its various agencies.”
