Apex Igbo socio-cultural organzation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has told all presidential aspirants from the South-East not to consider settling for the position of running mate in the 2023 election.

The warning came amid rumour that former Anambra State Governor, Mr. Peter Obi was considering taking the position of running mate to Atiku Abubakar.

Obi was the Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 general election. It is now being rumoured that he would deputize Atiku again in the forthcoming election.

Reacting through a press statement made available to journalists in Enugu on Wednesday, the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike cautioned that Igbo youths would not take it lightly with Obi or any other presidential aspirant from the region who accepts to play a second fiddle.

“Speculation has been rife that Mr. Peter Obi, Okwute Ndigbo has accepted to be Atiku’s running mate and we cannot ignore it again.

“This is why we are sounding a note of warning that neither Obi nor any other Igbo man or woman should jettison this project. They should not accept to be a spare tire any more.

“No Igbo man should be cajoled out of this race because we are part and parcel of this country. If it is otherwise, this is the time to let us know and we will take our fate in our hands.

“We are saying for the umpteenth time that both the APC and the PDP should micro-zone their presidential tickets to the South-East. Anything short of that is unacceptable,” Okwu stated

He will not for now

Let's tell ourselves the truth, the only way an igbo man can become president is that if both parties zone thier ticket to the South East...both Pdp and Apc don't want to lose, unless both party agree on zoning their tickets to the East.. No igbo man can win presidency at this period of ethnic crisis, marginalisation.. I support Obi, but the problem is how many votes will he have, S-east,S-south votes combine not up to N-west votes..

And another problem igbos have is that they are not serious when it's come to political issue, na only business Dem Sabi, na Dem full Facebook, Twitter, dey talk who go become president on Twitter... Igbo man fit travel for Easter or Christmas, but no fit travel go vote, and dey claim make Dem give Dem president..

Useless talk and gibberish

Why you know come Contest ..

Ohaneze should ban this idiots from using their names to rubbish igbos

What the nonsense.. every fool now have opinion using Ohaneze

Mad idiots

PETER WILL BE THE HIGHEST FOOL IF HE DARE ACCEPT THAT V.P POST.

WHY SHOULD IGBO MAN NOT GIVEN PRESIDENTAIL CHANCES.

I STRONGLY SUPPORT IGBO PRESIDENCY

OR SUCCESSION
SIMPLE.

NIGERIA SHOULD CHOOSE ONE!!!

ENOUGH OF THIS MARGINALIZATION!!!!.

IF IGBOS ARE PART OF THIS COUNTRY, IS TIME FOR THIER TURN TO PRSIDE OVER THE NATION.

IF TRUELY THERE IS UNITY AND JUSTICE IN THIS COUNTRY, IT SHOULD MADE MANIFEST IS 2023 BY VOTING FOR AN IGBO MAN TO BE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA!!!

Dem never born Peter Obi well to reject VP from Atiku after the primaries. Dem no born am.

Without negotiations and compromises, I don't see any SE candidates clinching the Presidential tickets.

Not even under the AAC where Omoyele Sowore is in poll position to fly the party's flag come 2023.