Legendary singer and activist, Onyeka Onwenu says she will be ditching Nigeria for the South-East should the Country break up.
Onwenu said this during a virtual pre-book launch meeting ahead of the release of her memoire, My Father’s Daughter, due to be released on the 1st of October.
The actress got married to her Yoruba Muslim husband in the early 70s but says her love for homeland would not let her stay away from Igbo-land if it splits from Nigeria.
The politician prefers to contribute to the development of the region which she regrets has been marginalised for too long.
According to her, one of her sisters-in-law is aware of her intentions as she once joked about leaving her children for “Biafra” if the plans actualise.
In her words, “if that happens, 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 in the South East.
“So, I am not afraid …nothing spoil, nothing loss, we’re still going to love each other.
Onyeka Onwenu enjoined South-Easterners to endeavour to invest in the region adding that mutual collaboration will fast track the development of the region.
She added that “we have neglected the South-East and I am telling every Igbo person that whatever they are doing outside the region, they should go home and invest.
“It doesn’t take away whatever you are doing in Lagos or Abuja or anywhere else … you are free to live where you like and trade but remember home.
“We have been marginalised for a very long time, we are in need of development.
“We are going to develop other people’s place because that is what we do. But we must not forget that our investments are needed at home.
Notwithstanding, 68-year-old Onwenu admonished Nigerians to uphold the country’s unity, while using her cross-cultural marriage a an example.
According to her, “we should stop insulting and denigrating each other. We are blessed with the richness of our cultures.”