Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, Middle Belt Forum, Pan Niger Delta Forum and the Tiv Nation have endorsed the quest by the South-East to produce the next president of Nigeria in 2023.

The groups demanded restructuring before the 2023 general election in order to guarantee its continued co-existence as one country.

Their position was made known during the launch of Power Shift Movement and Forty Million Ballots Movement in Awka, Anambra State, which was hosted by the President of Youths Off the Street Initiative, Kennedy Iyere.

Secretary-General of Afenifere, Chief Sola Ebiseni, who was represented by leader of Yoruba nation self-determination group, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, said the group was in support of the South-East producing the next president.

He said, “Southern presidency is a means to an end. It is not something to celebrate because even if we have a Southern president, you cannot have one more powerful than Obasanjo and nothing is being done.The fundamental thing is restructuring. But in the meantime, let those who have not tasted it, let them have it.”

He maintained that the Yoruba nation was not happy that Igbo people were not coming out to declare their interest for the position even when people of Southern Nigeria have declared support for them.

“We hear people from the South-West want to be president, and even in the North which we have said has had enough for now; they want to be president. I have not seen men from the South-East come out and say that they want to be president. It is not a matter of newspapers or reeling out statistics. It is a question of let us see these men. If you don’t take your destiny in your hand politically, it will continue to be statistics on the pages of the newspaper."

Commenting on restructuring, he stated that, “Nigeria must be restructured between now and the 2023 election. This country cannot afford to be run as a unitary state when we are actually a federal state.

"Restructuring, from our own point of view, is to invent or recreate the constitution or the fundamental covenant of our existence which we were when Awolowo on one side, Zik on one side and Ahmadu Bello on one side, came together. Nigeria was by negotiation and restructuring must continue. If you eat and I don’t eat, there can never be peace.

"So, our position is that towards 2023, let our leaders be realistic enough to ensure that the Nigerian state is restructured. The 1999 constitution is dangerously skewed against the Igbo man.”

Also, leader of PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark, represented by the group’s National Publicity Secretary, Kenneth Robinson, said the Niger Delta was in support of the South-East producing the successor to President Buhari but asked that the Igbo take the lead.

“For PANDEF, we stand for power shift to Southern Nigeria. Igbo people deserve the presidency of Nigeria. But it must go beyond deserving it. You must work for it. You must reach out to other groups,” Clark said.

Leader of the Tiv, Chief Iorbee Ihagh, said his people have agreed that the presidency should go to South-East in particular.

He, however, said that if the Igbo failed to come out and lead the movement, Tiv people may declare for the post.

Majesty2:
This trash needs to be moved to joke section, what a joke of a century.
Yoruba supporting nyamiri to become president come 2023, a dream that can never come to pass

Advocate500:
we are patiently watching, someone ticket is about to cut ,the unity of the nation is more important to the players than Tinubu interest, learn this and have peace of mind.

helinues:
This kind of news can only be from Sahara Deserted..

They shouldn't worry, FG would soon re open their case with all this new set of fake news this year

Penguin2:


The impending reality must be tasting bitter in your mouth, huh?

In 2023, there shall be a repeat of 1999 where Igbo men would be the flagbearers for the two dominant parties.

Accept this and have peace.

Majesty2:
This trash needs to be moved to joke section, what a joke of a century.
Yoruba supporting nyamiri to become president come 2023, a dream that can never come to pass[s][/s]

Blackfire:
Useless forum and fora


Power stays in the North



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Come you people should advice your groups to know they are deceiving themselves[s][/s]

Majesty2:
This trash needs to be moved to joke section, what a joke of a century.
Yoruba supporting nyamiri to become president come 2023, a dream that can never come to pass

Redcrafton:


....a fly who thinks he is a bird....

Who cares about you...?

Did you you vote obasanjo?

When did you become relevant....2015..Nigeria didn't start in 2015.

If A4onjars don't vote, it will be like it has always been...you go back to opposition...

Majesty2:
This trash needs to be moved to joke section, what a joke of a century.
Yoruba supporting nyamiri to become president come 2023, a dream that can never come to pass

Majesty2:
aah aah, inconsequential 5% people are feeling funky, animal dey do like human being, aah aah nothing people no go see for this country

Elvictor:
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