July 15, 2007
Maurice Iwu, the discredited professor of pharmacy who
recently conducted elections deemed the “worst in
history,” found out last Saturday, July 14, that even
his own kinsmen in the U.S. regard him as shameful.
Iwu, who attended last Saturday’s Imo Forum at the
Holiday Inn, College Park, Maryland, was constantly
booed as he tried to give a presentation titled “The
Government and the Governed.”
The jeers and boos of the audience left Iwu visibly
shaken and uncomfortable. Many members of Imo Forum
who attended the symposium said the organizers had
lied to them that the Imo State governor, Ohakim, was
going to be in attendance only to meet Maurice Iwu as
the speaker. They described Iwu as a disgrace to Igbos
and Nigerians at home and abroad.
“A man like him should not have been invited to
address decent people, period,” said one of the
protesters, a medical doctor. “It was a stinky
decision to put such a man in a program.”
Many attendants said they were miffed by Iwu's
unapologetic attempt to justify the disgraceful
conduct of the 2007 elections adjudged not credible by
local and international observers. Iwu also rankled
many by trying to rationalize the marginalization of
Igbos in the Yar’Adua government. Iwu claimed that
Jonathan Goodluck, Yar’Adua’s illegitimate Vice
President, and Police Inspector General Mike Okiro are
“Easterners” geographically.
Some participants said they booed him because of the
greedy way he forced Imo State Governor, Ohakim, to
include his brother, Cosmas Iwu, and a sister of his
as Secretary to the State government and a special
adviser respectfully.
In the face of the humiliation meted to Iwu at the
symposium, the event organizers announced that the
Gala Night scheduled later at the Hilton Hotel in
Silver Spring, Maryland had been postponed. This
turned out to be a lie. A tight-faced Iwu later showed
by a number of the attendants.u003cbr />Contacted by our reporter, the President of the Imou003cbr />Forum, Godson Chukwuma, said he would not interpretu003cbr />what happened at the symposium as lack of support foru003cbr />Maurice Iwu. He admitted that some people were notu003cbr />comfortable with Iwu's presence, but explained that itu003cbr />was normal in every human society. Asked about theu003cbr />poor attendance at the Gala Night, he said: “Theu003cbr />absence of Ohakim, the governor who was expected, mustu003cbr />have led most people not to want to come to the Gala Night.”u003cbr />u003c/div>",1] ); D(["mb","u003cdiv styleu003d"direction:ltr">u003cspan classu003dad>u003cbr />u003cbr />u003cbr />______________________________u003cwbr />______________________________u003cwbr />________________________u003cbr />Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debateu003cbr />in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A.u003cbr />u003ca onclicku003d"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" hrefu003d"http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?linku003dlist&sidu003d396545367" targetu003d_blank>http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/u003cwbr />?linku003dlist&sidu003d396545367u003c/a>u003c/span>u003c/div>",0] ); //-->up at the sparsely attended Gala Night. He was avoided
by a number of the attendants.
Contacted by Saharareporters, the President of the Imo
Forum, Godson Chukwuma, said he would not interpret
what happened at the symposium as lack of support for
Maurice Iwu. He admitted that some people were not
comfortable with Iwu's presence, but explained that it
was normal in every human society. Asked about the
poor attendance at the Gala Night, he said: “The
absence of Ohakim, the governor who was expected, must
have led most people not to want to come to the Gala Night.”
recently conducted elections deemed the “worst in
history,” found out last Saturday, July 14, that even
his own kinsmen in the U.S. regard him as shameful.
Iwu, who attended last Saturday’s Imo Forum at the
Holiday Inn, College Park, Maryland, was constantly
booed as he tried to give a presentation titled “The
Government and the Governed.”
The jeers and boos of the audience left Iwu visibly
shaken and uncomfortable. Many members of Imo Forum
who attended the symposium said the organizers had
lied to them that the Imo State governor, Ohakim, was
going to be in attendance only to meet Maurice Iwu as
the speaker. They described Iwu as a disgrace to Igbos
and Nigerians at home and abroad.
“A man like him should not have been invited to
address decent people, period,” said one of the
protesters, a medical doctor. “It was a stinky
decision to put such a man in a program.”
Many attendants said they were miffed by Iwu's
unapologetic attempt to justify the disgraceful
conduct of the 2007 elections adjudged not credible by
local and international observers. Iwu also rankled
many by trying to rationalize the marginalization of
Igbos in the Yar’Adua government. Iwu claimed that
Jonathan Goodluck, Yar’Adua’s illegitimate Vice
President, and Police Inspector General Mike Okiro are
“Easterners” geographically.
Some participants said they booed him because of the
greedy way he forced Imo State Governor, Ohakim, to
include his brother, Cosmas Iwu, and a sister of his
as Secretary to the State government and a special
adviser respectfully.
In the face of the humiliation meted to Iwu at the
symposium, the event organizers announced that the
Gala Night scheduled later at the Hilton Hotel in
Silver Spring, Maryland had been postponed. This
turned out to be a lie. A tight-faced Iwu later showed
by a number of the attendants.u003cbr />Contacted by our reporter, the President of the Imou003cbr />Forum, Godson Chukwuma, said he would not interpretu003cbr />what happened at the symposium as lack of support foru003cbr />Maurice Iwu. He admitted that some people were notu003cbr />comfortable with Iwu's presence, but explained that itu003cbr />was normal in every human society. Asked about theu003cbr />poor attendance at the Gala Night, he said: “Theu003cbr />absence of Ohakim, the governor who was expected, mustu003cbr />have led most people not to want to come to the Gala Night.”u003cbr />u003c/div>",1] ); D(["mb","u003cdiv styleu003d"direction:ltr">u003cspan classu003dad>u003cbr />u003cbr />u003cbr />______________________________u003cwbr />______________________________u003cwbr />________________________u003cbr />Food fight? Enjoy some healthy debateu003cbr />in the Yahoo! Answers Food & Drink Q&A.u003cbr />u003ca onclicku003d"return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" hrefu003d"http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/?linku003dlist&sidu003d396545367" targetu003d_blank>http://answers.yahoo.com/dir/u003cwbr />?linku003dlist&sidu003d396545367u003c/a>u003c/span>u003c/div>",0] ); //-->up at the sparsely attended Gala Night. He was avoided
by a number of the attendants.
Contacted by Saharareporters, the President of the Imo
Forum, Godson Chukwuma, said he would not interpret
what happened at the symposium as lack of support for
Maurice Iwu. He admitted that some people were not
comfortable with Iwu's presence, but explained that it
was normal in every human society. Asked about the
poor attendance at the Gala Night, he said: “The
absence of Ohakim, the governor who was expected, must
have led most people not to want to come to the Gala Night.”
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