GROUPS TACKLE MAMMAN DAURA ON 2023 COMMENT, PAYS SOLIDARITY VISIT TO PRINCE ERONDU UCHE, AS PANPIEC FELICITATES WITH MUSLIMS ON SALLAH

Some Nigeria groups have been reacting to the comment by a nephew of President Mohammed Buhari , Mamman Daura. Among the groups include the igbo Rennaisance, Igbo Youth Congress, Yoruba united Congress, Middle Belt Consultative Forum and Network of Igbo Civil Society groups. The groups all agreed that Mamman Daura was not holistic in his analysis and should have also considered the incompetence in security and other sectors of Nigeria life and not in the political sphere alone. They affirmed that no amount of sabotage coming from any quarters would stop Igbo from producing the next president of Nigeria which they said was long overdue.

The groups made this known in a solidarity visit they paid to Prince Erondu Uche, the Director of Media and Publicity of Pan Nigeria Presidency of Igbo Extraction Coalition PANPIEC, the umbrella body for all the groups championing for Igbo to succeed President Buhari in 2023. They said that the visit was to show their unalloyed support for PANPIEC in realising its quest in making sure that Igbo becomes the next President of Nigeria. They called for political equity in 2023 by an Igbo succeeding President Mohammadu Buhari then.

In his response, Prince Erondu Uche appreciated the leaders of the groups for the solidarity visit and noted however that Mamman Daura will support Igbo at the right time. "If people like Shettima Yerima and others could see reasons to support Igbo, every other stakeholder would do same. We would reach out to them, our men are making consultations across the nation. I will personally see Mamman Daura. Our approach is not to fight anyone or group but to convince them with genuine reasons".

Prince Erondu appreciated Chief Nnia Nwodo, the President General and Chuks Ibegbu, the Spokesman of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide for their support for PANPIEC. He also thanked all Nigerians now joining PANPIEC in droves assuring that the project will be realised. Those who visited him were Ibe Nnanna, Chike Agholu, Sanwolu Tunji, Joseph Ntom and Obi Anunihu.

In another development, Prince Erondu Uche had felicitated with Muslim faithfuls as they mark this year's sallah celebrations. In a statement, the PANPIEC Chieftain asked Muslims to pray to Allah for peace and unity in Nigeria. He further urged them to support Igbo to produce the next Nigerian President which is now on the lips of everyone.