The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has announced that it has the consented to the apex decision-making organ ” Imeobi Ohanaeze ” to kick start the procedures that will oversee the official unveiling of their preferred Presidential candidate.
Thia was made known in a statement by the secretary general of the group, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro.
According to him,the announcement of the Ndigbo’s preferred candidate for the 2023 general election will be held by the end of January 2023 at Umuahia Abia state
The statement reads “after series of consultative meetings with critical Igbo stakeholders especially Governors from seven Igbo-speaking states, we have arrived on a consensus to commence the processes for the official unveiling of the preferred Presidential Candidate for Ndigbo in 2023 elections, especially being mindful of the events that occurred during the 2015 elections and the consequences that followed up which brought up economic strangulation for Igbo traders, southeast political wilderness for 8 years, the marginalization of the southeast in all ramifications that led to the rise of Biafra consciousness and violent agitations in the southeast “.
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Ndigbo has put together their indispensable thinking caps and skills to Xray which of the Presidential Candidates has what it takes to give the Igbos the desired expectations and protection that will guarantee their security across the country and demilitarize the southeast, ” we are more distinctive in making the right choice for our people being mindful of what has transpired in the last 7 years and few months of President Buhari’s Government, Ndigbo are more concerned about a President who will put up government friendly policies for Trade and investments for the benefits of Nigerians, and bring critical infrastructures into the East, like the building of standard Railway lines, establishment of inland dry seaports,Independent Power plants to Generate and Distribute electricity to boast Igbo SME’s businesses, creation of an additional sixth state for the southeast, more functional international airports and establishment of Deep Seaport in Akwaete in Abia state, we know what other Geopolitical zones had benefitted from the Buhari’s Presidency as Igbos was at the receiving ends since 2015″.
According to the Ohanaeze Ndigbo constitution says that it’s only the IMEOBI, as the apex decision-making organ, that has the power to make decisions for the entire Igbo Nation across the seven Igbo Speaking States which will be rectified by a well-constituted General Assembly of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Statutory Members of IMEOBI are Igbo Governors and Former Governors, Igbo Federal Ministers and Former Ministers, captains of Industries of Igbo origin, etc, Ohanaeze Ndigbo will host ImeObi by the end of January 2023 and there will be the General Assembly meeting to rectify the decisions of the IMEOBI, ” we have confirmed that 5 Igbo Governors will attend the Imeobi slated to hold at Umahia, Abia State by the end of January 2023″, We will never allow the errors of 2015 to repeat itself in 2023, we have interacted with the three leading Presidential Candidates, and Imeobi Ohanaeze Ndigbo will present officially the candidate Ndigbo will support by the end of January 2023.
