Igbo group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo says denying the South-East region Presidency will attract consequences including an increase in agitations for the independence of Biafra.

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation stated this in reaction to the result of the just-concluded convention of the All Progressives Congress in which former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu emerged as the party's presidential candidate.

Tinubu polled 1,271 votes to beat his major opponents, former Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi, who had 316 and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, who had 235 votes.

The South-East aspirants, Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State polled 38 votes while Nigeria's former Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba and Christopher Onu polled one vote each.

A former Minister of Information, Ikeobasi Mokelu had no vote, same with former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha who also had no vote.

Reacting in a statement, the Ohanaeze Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, warned that the refusal of the APC and the Peoples Democratic Party to give their presidential tickets to the South-East already threatens the victory of the APC at the polls come 2023.

According to the statement, the emergence of Tinubu as the party's candidate is “a national catastrophe and calamity".

The group however saluted all the aspirants from the South-East for their “heroic outing.”

The statement reads, “Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has applauded all APC southeast presidential hopefuls, for standing up for justice and in defence of Igbo in a corrupt process that produced Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the flag bearer of the APC.

“It was a heroic outing for southeast presidential aspirants like Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, Senator Ken Nnamani, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Governor Dave Umahi and the boycott of Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, whose absence was heroic.

“APC's survival at the polls remains doubtful and the southeast presidency denial will come with consequences and will continue to strengthen the Biafra agitation.

“After due reflections and considerations, considering the just concluded Presidential primary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ohanaeze Ndigbo is convinced that the emergence of Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the party’s flag bearer is a national catastrophe and calamity, considering the enormity of the baggage he is burdened with.

“Apart from his integrity issues and his long-running battle with the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations of corruption, especially his allegedly siphoning of Lagos state funds through phoney companies such as Beta Sigma, long after leaving office as Governor.

“Again, during the 2019 Elections, bullion vans bearing raw cash were sighted in his Bourdillon, Ikoyi, Lagos residence, ostensibly for financial inducement and corruption of the electoral process. Again, his identity, age, and academic records are shrouded in controversy.

“To worsen an already terrible situation, Tinubu is sick. Even during the APC primary, he needed the support of nearby security personnel so as not to fall flat while trying to stand up and his hands were shaking terribly

“Ohanaeze Ndigbo salutes Igbo Presidential aspirants in both the APC and the PDP for standing firm to the end, in the face of utter betrayal by both parties.

“Indeed, the usually calm Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu appropriately captured the mood of Ndigbo, especially the South East when he asked a very pertinent question while speaking at the APC primary, "Where is the Justice?".

“Ohanaeze Ndigbo salutes the Southern and Middle Belt Alliance (SAMBA) for insisting that it is the turn of the South-East, come 2023. Elder statesmen like Afenifere leader Pa Ayo Adebanjo, Niger Delta Leader, Pa Edwin Clark, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, Middle Belt Leader, Dr. Bitrus Pogu, etc. for rising above ethnic sentiments to be true heroes of Nigerian democracy.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the 2023 Presidential Election shall make or mar Nigeria, if Nigerians fail to rise above ethno-religious sentiments to "Take back Nigeria" from the vicious grip of the kleptomaniac politicians.

“Finally, the accounts for the sudden surge in the number of new registrants in the ongoing Continuous Voters Registration (CVR) being conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is enough evidence of the expected political tsunami that will be sweeping Nigeria's political space in 2023, as the youths organize themselves at great personal costs and sacrifices, to prove that their super firepower on social media can be converted to real votes through their PVCs, to salvage their beloved country, Nigeria.”

https://saharareporters.com/2022/06/08/why-tinubu%E2%80%99s-emergence-apc-presidential-candidate-national-catastrophe-calamity-%E2%80%93-0

Too early to be shedding hot tears.

Let's blame south east Governors and Leaders

Even none of them dey respect ohaneze ndi Igbo group
That should be the first place to build their strength

Almost 90% Igbo politicians are selfish

Why are you crying??

TheFacelessMan:


Too early to be shedding hot tears.

I wonder why you guys just keep on shading yourselves. The truth here is that, if the south remains divided, power won't come down. It's as clear as daylight.

Ohaneze Ndigbo are conglomerate of fools. Asiwaju should not dignify them with a reply.

Same Ohaneze are damn scared to criticize Atiku even tho they got more right to presidency in PDP than APC.

I only pity the minor Yorubas that are forming woke to please the Ibos. These guys main goal is to keep the Yoruba man down, they don’t hate the Northerners, they are only bitter about the Yorubas because they can’t beat the Yoruba in the South in anything.

They are congratulating Ibo aspirants in APC lol, same aspirants that sold their birthright and couldn’t muster more than 20 delegate vote collectively from their region.

I will wait for them to retract the statement because I don’t trust Sowore newspaper.

JohnBullMySon:
[s] I wonder why you guys just keep on shading yourselves. The truth here is that, if the south remains divided, power won't come down. It's as clear as daylight.[/s]

Someone who mercilessly beat a President + Vice president + Senate President at the same time needs no region but the ones he deems fit.

"Recognize a real Don when you see one" Biggie Smalls said.

Losers!

TheFacelessMan:


Someone who beat a President + Vice president + Senate President at the same time needs no region but the ones he deems fit.

"Recognize a real Don when you see one" Biggie Smalls said.

Primaries are not General elections.

Ok

JohnBullMySon:
Primaries are not General elections.

I see.

TheFacelessMan:
Mynd44, Seun, Oam4j which MOD changed Ohaneze to Ogunwusi ?

I am the OP, I definitely didn't alter it?


MODs should have integrity and not try to modify content to suit personal agendas.

My reserve my comments for now

Ohaneze the most stupid and useless cultural group
After all noise igbos are losing and will lose entirely if they don’t vote enmass for Pdp..

And NOTHING WILL HAPPEN

IF UNA WANT BURN KILL AND EAT ALL IGNOS IN THE EAST IS THE EASTERN REGION THAT IS BURNING NOT NIGERIA

IF UNA WANT SIT AT HOME TILL INFINITY NA EASTERN AND IGNO EXONOMY THAT IS AFFECTED

OIL WILL STILL BE LIFTED EXPORTATION AND IMPORTTATION GOIN ON

NA UNA GO SUFFER A.M.

Continue agitating like e affect igala man, Nupe or Jukun..

Biafra will not come, you can cry from now to the end of the world, you won’t get Biafra. This article is highly unnecessary, build bridges and not this. Get your people involved in politics, let them get PVCs, increase or inflate your voting strength and people will take you seriously. Tinubu won because he worked for it, no one gets anything on a platter.

You have your people scattered all over Nigeria, go and work on your region, become a force and see how your outlook changes. If you like threaten Nigeria with Biafra , you won’t get it.

Ok

SE will make a bold statement come 2023

what happened to the SE delegates in both APC and PDP. Asking for a friend.

All these people will talk from both sides of their mouth

Igbos are the worst people to themselves, this nation and Christianity.

Everybody so greedy in the region, they cant support even their own. Am shell shock by this attitude.

This attitude will continue to be with them until God will send someone to unite them

Peter Obi is there

Hmmmm. But sentiment aside, is it only south west and north we have in this country? When they are arranging this from d beginning, it should have been to south east. Obasanjo spent 8 years, yaradua, 3 years, Jonathan, 5 years, buhari is about to spend 8 years, so why not allow IBO also to be president. I know if they can be allow to rule us, Nigeria can be a better place. Let forget about media lies and focus on reality. Media are doing a lot of damages in this country than good when they knew if they posted fake news about someone, nothing will happen. How many times u hear about about northern elite on media? They know how to play it under G. But everytime, they painting other region bad. Before u come to my mention, let me remind u that, ómó Yòrubaà àtààtà nì mí.... God bless Nigeria

The South Eastern part of nigeria is in Nigeria on papers.............

Where is ogunwusi in the article

It is not Ogunwusi, and the below is our cogent reasons.
We are igbos too......
PDP would have bee the best fit to cede the Presidency to the East.

Igbos should handle politics differently.

They should study and learn how other tribes are doing things.

TINUBU is a sick man

APCnaPDP:
Biafra will not come, you can cry from now to the end of the world, you won’t get Biafra. This article is highly unnecessary, build bridges and not this. Get your people involved in politics, let them get PVCs, increase or inflate your voting strength and people will take you seriously. Tinubu won because he worked for it, no one gets anything on a platter.

You have your people scattered all over Nigeria, go and work on your region, become a force and see how your outlook changes. If you like threaten Nigeria with Biafra , you won’t get it.

ure making sense in a very senseless way my dear

Biafra fit happen soon

Its not a bad thing. Even China have Hongkong and Taiwan.

North can tame Igbos forever unto power of government since Yoruba refuse to support and prefer to suffer with the north than to see i guess a proud igbo man as leader

2023 Elections to make or mar Nigeria especially since the amalgamation of both Northern and Southern Protectorates contractually lasted for 100 Years - 1914 to 2014