Leaders of the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria drawn from various political divides, met on Tuesday, and resolved to pressure the major political parties in the country to zone their presidential ticket for the 2023 general elections to the South-East.

This demand was made in a communique signed by Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and Senator Ike Ekweremadu, and issued at the end of the bipartisan meeting of South-East leaders held on January 5, 2021 at Camp Neya, Igbere, Abia state.

The leaders held that the South-East zone is united and indivisible in advancing the cause of the region and Ndigbo, stressing that they are not in support of secession or any secessionist group(s).

While maintaining their stance for a united, indivisible and prosperous Nigeria, the South East leaders commended President Muhammadu Buhari for his infrastructure regeneration drive across the five states in the South-East.

The leaders, who called for the emergence of a president of Igbo extraction in 2023, said, “The South East as a major geopolitical zone and Ndigbo, being one of the three predominant tribes in Nigeria, must take its rightful position in national polity. The Presidency has rotated between Northern and Southern Nigeria and among the various geopolitical zones.

“Thus, the South West and South South geopolitical zones in the southern part of the country have produced the President of Nigeria in the persons of His Excellency Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, and His Excellency, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, GCFR. Hence as power is expected to rotate to the South in 2023, the leaders noted that the South East is the only zone in the South that is yet to produce a President of Nigeria in the current democratic dispensation. 

“With the support of other geopolitical zones and ethnic groups, the position of Nigerian President in the 2023 general elections in all political parties should be zoned to the South East for the sake of justice, fairness and equity.”

Ndigbo however called for a change in the security architecture of the country to curtail the menace of banditry, kidnapping and killings across the country.

IPOB terrorist will never be president

This is a welcome development. This will put to rest the old story that Igbos don't speak in one voice.

But they said Igbos are not United

Tissaia:
IPOB terrorist will never be president

Did you see Ipob in the article or you just don't know what to say

Tissaia:
IPOB terrorist will never be president

If you don’t have sense to know that IPOB isn’t a terrorist neither does the group represent the entire igbo race then you have a very serious problem. A lady like you shouldn’t be throwing ethnic tantrums

Tissaia:
IPOB terrorist will never be president

Afonja decayed teethed ritualist won't be president either

Emyzoloye5:



Afonja decayed teethed ritualist won't be president either

5% votes doesn't count

Yoruba people, oya come and wail

Onlinesmart:
5% votes doesn't count

Yet Anambra block votes dwarfs SW margin.

APC won SW with 200k

PDP won Anambra with 500k

South East president in Biafra country

Noisemakers

Nyamiris you are free to demand it from pdp bcuz you need to wise up and stop acting like a slaves to your master north in pdp.
spit on yeebos

cpu2006:
South East president in Biafra country

yeah you get am, those fools want to become president in their biafravd land

IamAtikulate:

Yet Anambra block votes dwarfs SW margin.

APC won SW with 200k

PDP won Anambra with 500k

Good, wait on pdp for your ticket then.

Tissaia:
IPOB terrorist will never be president

Then a Boko Haram Terrorist / Bandit this ruling us. Since Boko Haram / Bandit is of the North. F*olish Bigot.

mabea:
But they said Igbos are not United

You even have time to answer them?

Sonyboom:
Very true a lady like her shouldn't be throwing tantrums only cursed Igbos among your kinmens should enjoy such liberty as your papa be the creator of ethnic tantrums.

How many time did your Igbotic father show up to caution cursed n foolish Igbos like yourself from throwing ethnic tantrums n where did you get the audacity to cautions others against throwing tantrums at your foolish tribe when you never cautioned your cursed tribesmen from doing that to other tribes in Nigeria ?

It is Amadioha that will strike the fingers you used in cautioning the lady with leprosy. Idiot #

Is that all sir? So you expect me to stoop to this your level? No sir, I will not. Now do have a nice day

Wonderful move

IamAtikulate:

Yet Anambra block votes dwarfs SW margin.

APC won SW with 200k

PDP won Anambra with 500k

Is that not a testimony to your clannish and hateful voting pattern? I.e 95% vote you lot cast for the PDP that led Buhari to label you 5% people because of the abysmally low votes you caste for him out of hatred for Fulani.

The sophisticated Yorubas meanwhile gave GEJ their winning vote in 2011. Even after he effed up over 4 years they still gave Jonathan Circa 42% of their total votes in 2015. Ditto for Atiku in 2019.

Next time don't use dumb example that highlights the hateful and bigoted voting pattern of Igbos in trying to make a point about voting strength. Yorubas are not bigoted voters. Igbos are and that's the only thing your silly Anambra example validates.

In fact, it is how Igbos always talk and vote hatefully that will ensure an Igbo is not President for a long time as Nigerians would rather vote a Malian today than an Igbo in 2023 and bbbeeyyond. That's what you guys should be worried about if any of the two major Party, i.e APC or PDP, will give an Igbo their ticket to begin with. Lol.

Grayoso:


Is that not a testimony to your clannish and hateful voting pattern? I.e 95% vote you lot cast for the PDP that led Buhari to label you 5% people because of the abysmally low votes you caste for him out of hatred for Fulani.

The sophisticated Yorubas meanwhile gave GEJ their winning vote in 2011. Even after he effed up over 4 years they still gave Jonathan Circa 42% of their total votes in 2015. Ditto for Atiku in 2019.

Next time don't use dumb example that highlights the hateful and bigoted voting pattern of Igbos in trying to make a point about voting strength. Yorubas are not bigoted voters. Igbos are and that's the only thing your silly Anambra example validates.

In fact, it is how Igbos always talk and vote hatefully that will ensure an Igbo is not President for a long time as Nigerians would rather vote a Malian today than an Igbo in 2023 and bbbeeyyond. That's what you guys should be worried about if any of the two major Party, i.e APC or PDP, will give an Igbo their ticket to begin with. Lol.

Hypocrites. The North votes in bloc and SS also, even Yorubas but the large presence of non indigenes neutralizes their bloc votes.

Anambra bloc vote alone can neutralize SW, meaning they are more politically relevant - this is the summary of the post you quoted.

Take it to the banks, an Igboman will rule you in 2023 and hateful things like you will nothing but wail.

We understand our politics and we are playing it well - not being shady to appear good before others.

Onlinesmart:
Good, wait on pdp for your ticket then.

We are taking the two.

SE 2023 Amaka

mabea:
But they said Igbos are not United

Even a broken clock can tell the time accurately twice a day. Nothing special or new about Igbos coming out to make blackmailing demands on others .

It is what you guys have always done hystorically and even your illegal declaration of Biafra, that led to the Civil War, was a show of 'unity' too.

Being greedy lawless and wanting to reap where you have not sown is common to Igbos so nothing new in you guys making desperate demands to back your core character.

Working unitedly, dedicated and purposefully to get what you want is what you 'food is ready' people have always been unable to do.

For that reason real political players and analysts are not really worried about an Igbo 2023 challenge. Igbos are the weakest link who will never unite well in effort and purpose to present a winning challenge. Igbos will never get the ticket of the greedy PDP that already knows its chances are poor with a Northerner let alone an Igbo that will mean woeful and disgraceful loss in 2023.

The APC ticket Igbos simply will not get because the power structure in the Party means delegates owe the few 'lightweight' Igbos in the APC zilch.

Goodluck. You're going to need plenty of it because blackmail and making noise alone wont get you guys anywhere near the Presidency of Nigeria in the next 20 years let alone 2023.

Under which party?

IamAtikulate:

Hypocrites. The North votes in bloc and SS also, even Yorubas but the large presence of non indigenes neutralizes their bloc votes.

Anambra bloc vote alone can neutralize SW, meaning they are more politically relevant - this is the summary of the post you quoted.

Take it to the banks, an Igboman will rule you in 2023 and hateful things like you will nothing but wail.

We understand our politics and we are playing it well - not being shady to appear good before others.

Lol. Let God preserve us all till then. You will cry so tey not a single drop of water will remain in your body.

First tell us how you are going to get the ticket of the greedy and desperate PDP that is always focused on grabbing power ahead of everything else.

How the PDP shamelessly dismissed all their candidates in Edo to accommodate Obaseki who was decamping from their Main opponent, overnight and with the whole world watching, just shows you how unprincipled, without conscience and totally opportunist the PDP is.

Such a shameless and unprincipled Party, already in opposition and having to counter a strong ruling Party, will risk their ticket on the "unelectable" Igbos?

APC nko? Another example of Igbos wanting to reap where they have never sown. When the likes of Tinubu and co toiled hard to build bridges and alliances you laughed and insulted on the side. Now, the truth is that no Igbo man in the APC has the clout, loyal support or political sagacity to get the majority allegiance of voting delegates.

What exactly is your way to the Presidency if you cannot get the ticket of the APC or PDP?

yemmight:
Under which party?

This is something I am shocked Igbos are shamelessly avoiding. They should tell us how they are in consideration for the PDP ticket when even their own PDP inside man Umahi abandoned the party over "unfairness to Igbos" because he already knows the Igbos are not in contention for the PDP ticket.

We would also like to know how they plan to get the APC ticket when, beyond rhetoric and anti-Tinubu online noise, Igbo APC members are the weakest link and least supported competitors by far in the APC.

Just watch how they will begin shouting "betrayal" against Yorubas when they fail to get APC or PDP ticket in 2022 even when the world had predicted, for good reasons, it was never going to happen.

Grayoso:


Even a broken clock can tell the time accurately twice a day. Nothing special or new about Igbos coming out to make blackmailing demands on others .

It is what you guys have always done hystorically and even your illegal declaration of Biafra, that led to the Civil War, was a show of 'unity' too.

Being greedy lawless and wanting to reap where you have not sown is common to Igbos so nothing new in you guys making desperate demands to back your core character.

Working unitedly, dedicated and purposefully to get what you want is what you 'food is ready' people have always been unable to do.

For that reason real political players and analysts are not really worried about an Igbo 2023 challenge. Igbos are the weakest link who will never unite well in effort and purpose to present a winning challenge. Igbos will never get the ticket of the greedy PDP that already knows its chances are poor with a Northerner let alone an Igbo that will mean woeful and disgraceful loss in 2023.

The APC ticket Igbos simply will not get because the power structure in the Party means delegates owe the few 'lightweight' Igbos in the APC zilch.

Goodluck. You're going to need plenty of it because blackmail and making noise alone wont get you guys anywhere near the Presidency of Nigeria in the next 20 years let alone 2023.

It's obvious they have sent shivers to your camp, hence this long epistle

Grayoso:


Such a shameless and unprincipled Party, already in opposition and having to counter a strong ruling Party, will risk their ticket on the "unelectable" Igbos?

An unelectable Igbo was your VP just 7 years after the war. If you think Nigerians will allow shady and unreliable people close to our seat our power, then you are on a very long thing.

You brought Falae, Nigeria imposed OBJ on you people. If you think anyone remotely related to the thief of bourdillion will rule this country, then you are uninformed.

Grayoso:

APC nko? Another example of Igbos wanting to reap where they have never sown. When the likes of Tinubu and co toiled hard to build bridges and alliances you laughed and insulted on the side.

The last time I checked, Ndi Igbo brought 2 parties during the merger and SW supported Atiku over Buhari twice. In 2015 during the primaries and 2019 during the presidential election. YOu guys claim to love Buhari but you voted against him during the election. If not for Abba Kyari sagacity and the Northern rigging machine, the betrayal would have been TOO obvious.

Slittery things. Until you guys repent of your slittery nature, a Yoruba appointed Yoruba candidate cannot rule this country.

Do you think we Nigerians don't know why you guys are angling for the president? E go clear for una eyes.

Grayoso:


Now, the truth is that no Igbo man in the APC has the clout, loyal support or political sagacity to get the majority allegiance of voting delegates.

Umahi will defeat Tinubu anytime, any day. Anyway, by June 2021, the ticket will be zoned to SE. The work has been done, dusted and delivered.

Grayoso:

What exactly is your way to the Presidency if you cannot get the ticket of the APC or PDP?

APC ticket sure us die. APC SW will fall in line or subjected to party supremacy.

At least PDP VP ticket sure us die.

AtikuObi 2.0 Amaka.

Grayoso:


This is something I am shocked Igbos are shamelessly avoiding. They should tell us how they are in consideration for the PDP ticket when even their own PDP inside man Umahi abandoned the party over "unfairness to Igbos" because he already knows the Igbos are not in contention for the PDP ticket.

We would also like to know how they plan to get the APC ticket when, beyond rhetoric and anti-Tinubu online noise, Igbo APC members are the weakest link and least supported competitors by far in the APC.

Just watch how they will begin shouting "betrayal" against Yorubas when they fail to get APC or PDP ticket in 2022 even when the world had predicted, for good reasons, it was never going to happen.

Our beloved party has been liberated from APC SW strangling hands. It is firmly in the hands of our beloved President. Tinubu is anti-North and anti-South everybody knows this.

If the thief is your best shot at presidency then your sifia pains will be sooner than expected. Take this advise, your best shot at the presidency is Osinbanjo but the dude lacks political structure. Electing him is like electing your thief.

And Nigerians have already agreed " a thief and slave master cannot rule this country"

IamAtikulate:

We are taking the two.

SE 2023 Amaka

ok

IamAtikulate:

An unelectable Igbo was your VP just 7 years after the war. If you think Nigerians will allow shady and unreliable people close to our seat our power, then you are on a very long thing.

You brought Falae, Nigeria imposed OBJ on you people. If you think anyone remotely related to the thief of bourdillion will rule this country, then you are uninformed.


The last time I checked, Ndi Igbo brought 2 parties during the merger and SW supported Atiku over Buhari twice. In 2015 during the primaries and 2019 during the presidential election. YOu guys claim to love Buhari but you voted against him during the election. If not for Abba Kyari sagacity and the Northern rigging machine, the betrayal would have been TOO obvious.

Slittery things. Until you guys repent of your slittery nature, a Yoruba appointed Yoruba candidate cannot rule this country.

Do you think we Nigerians don't know why you guys are angling for the president? E go clear for una eyes.

Umahi will defeat Tinubu anytime, any day. Anyway, by June 2021, the ticket will be zoned to SE. The work has been done, dusted and delivered.

APC ticket sure us die. APC SW will fall in line or subjected to party supremacy.

At least PDP VP ticket sure us die.

AtikuObi 2.0 Amaka.

What did you smoke this morning? All your posts are as a result of serious substance intake. You need to watch your health ok