Ohanaeze Ndigbo says enemies of Ndigbo usually work against
the emergence of a President of South-East extraction during Nigeria elections.
The organization stated that zoning the 2023 presidential
ticket to the region will remain a fundamental ingredient for national unity.
A release on Monday by the President General, Prof. George
Obiozor said the current state of the nation underscored the need for a leader
of Igbo extraction.
The former Nigerian Ambassador to the United States and Israel said wherever the next president of Nigeria comes from will send a strong message to Ndigbo.
Obiozor urged the nation’s political class to drop all fears
about the Igbos and work for the good of the country.
He stressed that there was no better time for politicians to
embrace patriotism and political wisdom and jettison personal ambition than
now.
Emphasizing that the South-East has many capable, patriotic
and credible personalities, Obiozor assured that an Igbo person will ensure
peace, unity and good governance.
The Ohanaeze Chief said the people have been campaigning for
their rights to leadership since 1960, hence the complaints of marginalisation
in critical areas of politics and government.
“When the opportunity for leadership comes to them, our
rivals and political adversaries always try to shift the goal post whenever
Ndigbo are within the penalty box.
“In a country where you have a glaring statistics of power
sharing history, there is absolutely no doubt that it is politically and
morally defensible and justifiable for power to shift to the South and to the
South-East”, he said.
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