The apex Igbo socio-cultural
organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has maintained its neutrality in the forthcoming
governorship election in Imo State on Saturday.
Ohanaeze assured that it has no
preferred candidate in Saturday’s governorship election in Imo State.
Factional Secretary-General of
Ohanaeze, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, made the remark while condemning an alleged
grand conspiracy orchestrated by the northern All Progressives Congress, APC,
cabals to hang Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State politically.
Isiguzoro was reacting to claims
by the former APC National Vice Chairman (North West), Salihu Lukman, that
Uzodinma was rewarded as the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum after
allegedly funding the attempts to adopt former Senate President Ahmad Lawan as
the APC consensus Presidential candidate.
A statement by Isiguzoro reads:
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo unequivocally maintains its zero neutrality stance in the Imo
State Gubernatorial elections. We have no preferred candidate, and we believe
in fostering a fair and transparent electoral process that upholds the
principles of democracy. However, we cannot stand idly by while powerful forces
within the APC engage in a witch hunt against Governor Uzodinma, seeking to
deny him federal backing and manipulate the outcome of the elections.
“It has come to our attention
that powerful forces within the All Progressives Congress (APC) are seeking
retribution and revenge against Governor Uzodinma, using alleged past political
errors as a pretext to undermine his candidacy in the forthcoming Imo State
Gubernatorial elections.
“Governor Uzodinma’s supposed
sins, as outlined by these vindictive APC cabals, include his role in working
against President Tinubu during the Presidential primaries alongside the Former
APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu. It is worth noting that both Adamu and
the APC National Secretary were relieved of their offices due to their infamous
actions against Tinubu during the APC primaries. Now, these same forces are
demanding that Governor Uzodinma be sacrificed, unfairly targeting him as a
scapegoat for their political vendettas.
“Our suspicions were further
reinforced by a timely press interview credited to the Former APC National Vice
Chairman (North West), Salihu Lukman, just days before the Imo State elections.
In this interview, Lukman allegedly pointed out that Uzodinma was rewarded as
the Chairman of the Progressive Governors Forum after allegedly funding the
attempts to adopt Former Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the APC consensus
Presidential candidate.”
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