2023: There’s no going back on Igbo presidency, says Ohanaeze youths

2023: There’s no going back on Igbo presidency, says Ohanaeze youths

- Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide is working for the emergence of an Igbo man as Nigeria's president in 2023

- The group expressed confidence that nothing would prevent the Igbo from getting the presidency in 2023

- The movement stated that money would be raised at the end of 2022 to support whoever the youths nominate

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, on Sunday, September 29 charged prominent Igbo leaders to unite and ensure the region gets presidency in 2023.

The group expressed confidence that nothing would prevent the Igbo from getting the presidency in 2023.

The group stated that money would be raised at the end of 2022 to support whoever the youths nominate amongst the current southeast governors, or former governors as Igbo presidential candidate ahead of 2023 presidential election.

This was contained in a communiqué signed by Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, President General of the group and Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, Secretary General, Ohanaeze.

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Part of the communique read: “Based on justice, equity and fairness, the 2023 presidency project of Igbo stock had kicked off in Enyimba city with a national committee set up to reach out to other prominent leaders/stakeholders and youth leaders from the six geopolitical zones.

“We urge all Igbo presidential aspirants to start to activate their contacts towards building bridges across six geopolitical zones of Nigeria.

“Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council in the diaspora had promised to raise huge funds running into millions of dollars by end of 2022 to support whoever the youths nominate amongst the current southeast governors or former governors as Igbo presidential candidate ahead of 2023 presidential election.”

Meanwhile, some eminent Yoruba leaders have warned against any arbitrary attempt to stampede Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo out of office.

The leaders who opined that the vice president is being targeted ahead of 2023, advised that constitutional procedures be followed in unraveling the circumstances leading to the alleged mishandling of public funds by Osinbajo's office.

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Jerrywright Ukwu Jerrywright Ukwu is an Abuja-based senior political/defence correspondent. He is a graduate of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos and the International Institute of Journalism in Abuja. He is also a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. He spends his leisure-time reading history books. He can be reached via email at jerrywright39@yahoo.com.