The apex Igbo socio-cultural
organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Friday, says it has not adopted any candidate
for the upcoming 2019 presidential election in the country.
This followed the endorsement of
the Presidential flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, Atiku
Abubakar, in Enugu during the gathering of Igbo leaders on Wednesday.
The group said it was yet to meet
and decide who to support in the forthcoming presidential election.
Ohanaeze, in a statement issued
by the Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Mazi Chuks Ibegbu, on Friday, dismissed the report that the gathering of the Igbo
leaders in Enugu, and the endorsement of Abubakar, the PDP presidential
candidate, were facilitated by the group.
The apex Igbo body, although
admitted that the President General, Chief John Nwodo attended the Enugu
meeting, said that was not the position of Ohanaeze.
The statement reads,” Ohanaeze
Ndigbo has not yet adopted any Presidential candidate as some media houses
recently reported.
“The visit of the presidential
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar to some Igbo leaders
in Enugu was not facilitated by Ohanaeze Ndigbo, though the President General
and some chieftains of Ohanaeze Ndigbo were present.
“It was a town hall meeting
organised by some friends and associates of Al.h Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, his
Vice Presidential candidate and Ohanaeze leadership was invited .
Of course, Ohanaeze Ndigbo is
non-partisan but we cannot shirk our responsibility to ensure that the right
people are in power for the benefit of Ndigbo and all Nigerians.
“We are elated, however, by the
promise of Atku Abubakar to restructure Nigeria and address the visible
marginalisation of Ndigbo in Nigeria.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo will early in
January 2019 organize stakeholders and Imeobi meeting to decide the political
trajectory and direction of Ndigbo in 2019”.
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