The President-General of Ohaneze Ndigbo, Prof. George Obiozor has urged Ndigbo in all the political parties to ensure that the position of the president is zoned to the Southeast. Speaking last weekend in an interactive session with some notable Igbo sons and daughters, in Abuja, he tasked all Igbo political actors to engage their parties to ensure that their presidential tickets are zoned to the South-East. On the recent violent incidents in Igbo land, the session warned that it has become a source of worry and advised Igbo youths to be “very vigilant and cautious to avoid being used as sacrificial lambs in the present Nigerian circumstances.” According to a resolution from the session: “Igbo pledge to a Nigeria that provides a level playing ground where individual talents, irrespective of ethnic backgrounds will flourish; where equity, justice and rule of law will be paramount in public decision making.”
The resolution pledged support for the Ohanaeze Ndigbo led by Ambassador Prof. George Obiozor as the only legitimate and authentic body to speak on behalf of the Igbo. Restating its position that it is the turn of the South-East zone to produce the president based on equity, unity and natural justice, Ohanaeze called on all the ethnic nationalities to support Ndigbo on this mission and also urged the two major political parties (APC and PDP) to help Ndigbo achieve this noble objective by zoning their tickets to the South-East.
The apex Igbo socio-cultural body also tasked all sons and daughters of Igbo land not “compromise in our quest for a President of Nigeria from the South-East.” A statement by the Ohanaeze publicity secretary, Alex Ogbonnia said that the interactive session was attended Chief Guy Ikokwu, Chief Osita Okechukwu, Hon. Irem Iboh, Chief Goddy Uwazurike, Chief Mike Okiro, Mrs. Chika Ibeneme, Chief Afam Nwanna, Igwe C. I. Ilomuanya, Prof Onyechefunabeya, Dr. Ogbonna Onu, Prof. Chinwe Obaji, Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, Sen. Ken Nnamani, Sen. Chris Ngige, Ezeigbo Ibe Nwosu, Prof. ABC Nwosu, Chief Dubem Onyia and Sharon Ikeazor.
Others were Prince Gary Igariwey, Ambassador Eddy Onuoha, Hon. Uche Ogar, Prof. Maurice Iwu, Chief Sam Obaji, Paddy Njoku, Dr. Emeka Nwosu, Ambassador Okey Emuchay, Ichie Damian Okeke Ogene, Mrs. Beatrice Eze, Hon. Kelechi Chima, Cosmas Uzodinma, among others.
Source: Vanguard News Nigeria
