Former Abia State Governor, Dr. Uzor Kalu, has said the Igbo will provide qualitative leadership for Nigeria and Nigerians if given the opportunity to lead the country in 2015.
Kalu, the Protem Coordinator of Njiko Igbo in a statement on Sunday, said he had no doubt that the economic fortune of the country would be turned around if a president of South-East extraction led Nigeria.
The former governor, according to the statement, spoke at a dinner with the Nigerian community in Belgium on Friday.
Kalu decried the unfair treatment of the South-East by the Federal Government when compared to other regions in the country.
Kalu described Njiko Igbo as a non partisan and apolitical movement conceptualised to correct the anomalies Ndigbo had suffered over the years.
He said Ndigbo, having excelled in various fields of endeavour, with qualified people who could bring their vast experiences in the private and public sectors into play if given the chance to rulethe nation, should be given the opportunity to rule the country.
He said, “Igbos are the salt of the nation. Anywhere you don’t see Ndigbo, the economy is incomplete.”
Kalu said the group, in partnership with other stakeholders, was preparing a policy paper anchored on three focal areas – internalsecurity, infrastructure and agriculture – for the nation.
He said this would serve as a manifesto for any Igbo presidential candidate in 2015.
He noted that the people of the South-East were not just clamoring for the zoning of the presidency to their region but were ready to change Nigeria for better. He added, “We absolutely believe in pragmatic strategies for rebuilding the nation.”
Kalu lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission for deregistering some political parties.
In his remarks, Mr. Nuhu Tadeh, a classmate of Kalu at the University of Maiduguri, Borno State, lauded the effort of Njiko Igbo in championing a genuine cause and providing a common platform for Ndigbo to seek for a chance to rule the nation.
A medical practitioner in Brussels, Dr. Ebe Ozua, appealed to Nigerians to live in peace and harmony.
Ozua commended Njiko Igbo for its noble efforts in mending fences in the South East in order to reposition Ndigbo and reaffirmed the support and commitment of Nigerians in Diaspora to any cause that would make Nigeria a great country.
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That is very doubtful. How much is the quality of leadership on parade in alaigbo today? Charity begins at home.....we dont want to wait till 2015 to find that out, that's a scam. Show us now!

Right direction to lose!

The Igbo will lose if they continue to make statements like this one.

Besides, in the political Igbo sphere, none of them is capable of winning.

Non that I know of. Okonjo is a no no. Charles Soludo is and still not ripe.

Okorocha, we can't access his performance.

Chime, M.I.A for months. No repeat of Yaradua incident.

Amaechi? uhh? please...

Ngige! Hmm still the only reputable politician along side Pat Utomi in the east.

Let's be honest, The candidates that are most likely to win are in the North. Buhari/Fashola is a win, Ribadu/Fashola if GEJ run is a win!

I don't see any easterner having that cross regional support Ribadu, Buhari, Oshiomole and Fashola will get.