Senator Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has claimed that the Igbo people built Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital.
The governor made the remarks during a birthday celebration in Owerri, the Imo State capital, for an Imo State-born elder statesman, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, who is turning 80.
Governor Uzodinma also alleged that some people are trying hard to rewrite history.
He said, “Igbo people built Port Harcourt. Even if it pleases some people now to try to rewrite history.
“The Igbos built Port Harcourt.”
The governor also stated that the Igbo people love Nigeria, as shown by their presence in every area of the country.
He said, “Prominent Igbos like the late Doctor Nnamdi Azikiwe, the Ikemba Odumegwu Ojukwu, even General Ike Nwachukwu and a lot of other great men and women were born in the North by their parents who settled there as their home.
“Indeed, throughout the 774 local government areas of Nigeria, from Zungeru in the North to Owo in the West and from Akwanga to Ahoada, Igbos are found there in their large numbers.
“In most cases, outside the Indigenous population, the largest ethnic groups outside Igbo land are the Igbos.”