Igbos in Nigeria
Former senator Shehu Sani has explained that the creation of new state might be difficult based on the current constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria.
A group known as the National Forum for southeast Presidency has insisted that the presidency should be zoned to the southeast region in the 2023 elections.
Elias Mbam, the chairman, Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission, said the APC would soon decide which zone would produce Buhari’s successor.
Governor Dave Umahi of Ebonyi state has urged people of the southwest to participate in the APC membership registration in order to achieve Igbo presidency.
Yoruba elders have backed Ohanaeze Ndigbo over the alleged continuous sidelining of Igbos from the appointment of service chiefs by President Muhammadu Buhari.
Ken Nnamani said that President Buhari’s administration commenced the construction of the Second Niger Bridge project and dilapidated roads in the southeast.
The Igbo group urged the northern and southern Nigeria to desist from inflammatory statements that could trigger conflicts and unrest among the ethnic groups.
Tunde Bakare said although he'll love to have someone from Igbo extraction as president of Nigeria, democracy which the country practices is a game of numbers.
Igbos indigenes from communities based outside of the southeastern part of Nigeria are not qualified to seek the presidential position in the 2023, says Anyim.
Igbos in Nigeria
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