Veteran singer, Onyeka Onwenu revealed that she will be returning to the South-East if Nigeria disintegrates.
During a virtual pre-book launch briefing ahead of the release of her memoir ‘My Father’s Daughter’ on October 1, the music legend urged people from the South-East to develop the region, pointing out that they have been marginalized for too long.
The 68-year-old actress, who is married to a Yoruba Muslim, said her decision taken would contribute to the development of the south-east.
Onwenu said;
“It doesn’t take away whatever you are doing in Lagos, Abuja, or Port Harcourt. You are free to live and do business wherever you are but remember back home, we are being marginalised for a long time. And our people have always done things for themselves.
“We built the Imo Airport. I was part of the process. It remains the only airport in the country that was built by the citizens and handed over to the Federal Government.
My father went to school abroad, people in his home town collected money and supported him. That’s how we do things, we are communal people. So, I’m not afraid to go back home.
“If that happens (referring to Nigeria breaking up), I will go back to the South-East because I want to go back home. And even if we don’t split, I want to do so much there.”
She also urged Nigerians to shun tribalism and focus on the positive values inherent in the different ethnic groups in the country.