2023: Ohanaeze Fumes, Explains Why Igbos Must Not Be Denied Presidency
- Igbo presidency would mean delivering equity, justice and fairness, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo has said
- The group also condemned remarks from some individuals and organisations that the southeast cannot have an Igbo presidency due to the agitation for Biafra by the IPOB
- According to Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an Igbo presidency would bring lasting peace and stability to southeast and Nigeria by extension
The Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has said Nigeria cannot afford to deny the southeast region presidency in 2023.
The national publicity secretary of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chiedozie Ogbonnia, said claims making rounds in some quarters that Igbos cannot have the presidency in 2023 because of the agitation for Biafra by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is lame and weak.
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In an interview with Vanguard, Ogbonnia said allowing the Igbo presidency only gives room for equity, justice and fair play.
Dousing tension and bringing lasting peace to the southeast
He said that such a move would, in turn, douse the growing tension and create some level of stability in the southeast region.
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According to Ogbonnia, the stability that would be witnessed in the region can be extended to the country as a whole.
Further reacting to 2023 presidency posters of David Umahi, the governor of Ebonyi state that has flooded the region, Ogbonnia said it is the turn of the Igbo people to produce a president.
Ogbonnia said:
"That is in response to equity, justice, fairness and also for the stability of the country. For the corporate existence of this country, we must recognise the need for that to be done.
"As a matter of fact, there was an agreement on that in 1998 and people have been observing that agreement."
Reacting to comments that such action is not in the constitution, Ogbonnia said there are two things about life, morality and legality.
He said:
"Morality is the unwritten or what you call the spirit of the constitution. Morals sometimes have to do with conscience.”
The stance of Ohanaeze Ndigbo youth wing
Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that the youth wing of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo had aligned with the emergence of an Igbo president come 2023.
The group said Igbo presidency would curb the agitation for Biafra by members of the IPOB group led by Nnamdi Kanu.
According to the presidency of the youth group, like the Oduduwa agitation which was ended by the Olusegun Obasanjo's presidency, an Igbo president would end the Biafra agitation.
Federal government's resolve on Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho
Also, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo and the Afenifere group had commended the Federal Government's plan to seek political solutions to the matter involving the detention of the leader of the IPOB leader and Sunday Igboho.
The groups backed the remarks made by the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami on FG's possible resolution to the criminal charges levelled against the duo.
The AGF had said the detention of the duo can be resolved using political strategies.
Source: Legit.ng
