Denial Of Presidential Ticket To South-East Will Have Consequences-Ohanaeze Ndigbo

Apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has reacted to the inability of the region to produce a presidential candidate in the presidential primary of the All Progressive Congress (APC).

Recall that Bola Ahmed Tinubu won the presidential primary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in an election that took place at the Eagle Square Abuja.

Tinubu won the primary with  1271 votes ahead of the likes of Rotimi Amaechi who received 316 votes.

Reacting to the development in a statement, the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro stated that the reluctance of the leading political parties to provide the South-East a presidential ticket would have consequences.

However, he saluted all the aspirants from the South-East for their heroic outing.

“Ohanaeze Ndigbo salutes Igbo Presidential aspirants in both the APC and the PDP for standing firm to the end; in the face of utter betrayal by both parties.

“Indeed, the usually calm Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu appropriately captured the mood of Ndigbo, especially the South-East, when he asked a very pertinent question while speaking at the APC primary: ‘where is the Justice?’.

“Ohanaeze Ndigbo salutes the Southern and Middle Belt Alliance (SAMBA) for insisting that it is the turn of the South-East, come 2023.

“We commend in a very special way, elder statesmen like Afenifere leader Pa Ayo Adebanjo; Niger Delta Leader, Pa Edwin Clark, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Middle Belt Leader, Dr. Bitrus Pogu, etc for rising above ethnic sentiments to be true heroes of Nigerian democracy,” he stated.

Isiguzoro warned that “the 2023 Presidential Election shall make or mar Nigeria; if the citizens fail to rise above ethno-religious sentiments to ‘take back Nigeria’ from the vicious grip of the kleptomaniac politicians.

“The denial of presidential ticket to the South-East will come with consequences as it will fuel agitations.”