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The president of Arewa Youth Consultative Forum, AYCF, Yerima Shettima has said that 2023 might be too late for the Southeast to produce Nigeria’s president.


Shettima said the Southeast should look beyond 2023 because the next two years might be too late to produce the country’s president.

The Arewa youth leader who spoke to DAILY POST was reacting to the remark by former Anambra State Governor, Chukwuemeka Ezeife on 2023 presidency.

Ezeife had said the Southeast was ready to kneel and beg other regions to support the 2023 presidential ambition of the Southeast.

But Shettima said Nigerians can’t be fooled by Ezeife’s sudden turn around because he has been anti-North for the past 20 years.


The AYCF National President said the Southeast should start engaging and lobbying other regions of the country beyond the 2023 election.

He, however, cautioned the region against allowing people like pro-Biafra agitator, Nnamdi Kanu to champion their cause for presidency.

Asked to comment on Ezeife’s claim of the Southeast’s preparedness to kneel and prostrate to beg for the presidency, Shettima said: “It’s not enough at this injury time, after he has spent years being anti-North. Ezeife that I know for about 20 years has been anti-North, recently he turned out to be anti-Nigeria, anti-Buhari, and about one year to the election, he now somersaulted and became a repentant person, nobody is a fool. Moreover, he is not alone in all of these.


“Some of their utterances do not in any way promote national unity. Now if the likes of him suddenly somersaulted and say even if it takes them to kneel down, they would. We all know that this kneeling down is not the same kneeling down we all know; we are not fools.

“We don’t have problem with an Igbo man becoming a president but they should do the needful and not under this circumstances of abuses, threats, and intimidations.


“For me, kneeling down would not be enough, they need to heal the injury and go through the processes, so that it would serve as a deterrent to other Nigerians that you can’t eat your cake and have it, it’s not done anywhere.

“When the Southeast were busy abusing the sensibility of Nigerian while believing that they have one of theirs who will use his primitive attitude of intimidation to get their way, they should have realized that it won’t take them anywhere. The attitude of this their so-called hero under detention (Nnamdi Kanu) is a clear indication that they are not very much enlightened and exposed. I expect them to be more exposed not to allow such a person speak on their behalf believing that he is a champion that can give them the presidency on the platter of gold.

“For me, it’s a good thing that the likes of them have decided to realize that intimidation, blackmail, and harassment can’t give them the Presidency, so they should continue doing and sustaining the tempo by pleading with Nigerians to forgive them for their utterances and abuse of our sensibility as a people. They should retract all the mess they have done to this country, so that at the end of the day; we can have a common front.

“The Southeast are also Nigerians but they must understand that politics is about understanding, negotiating; but not by intimidation in a very primitive form by this their so-called champion who talks and barks like a dog.

“Knowing that he can’t help them achieve the presidency, some of them are saying they are ready to beg; but we are not saying they should kneel and beg, but do the needful by reaching out, engage people so as to build trust and confidence in people.

“All the Southeast need now is confidence building, they should go across board and convince Nigerians that they are prepared. 2023 might be too late for them to do anything, maybe; they should look at the future which is the truth of the matter.

“And in the future, they should not allow somebody with bad attitude to come out and speak for them. That primitive attitude does not sell anymore, violence does not sell anybody anymore. We should be more mature and civil in our approaches so that we can build a country of our dreams where we can all be proud. Nobody wants the country to break and if we all understand this, it will be better for us than going separately.”

Source: https://dailypost.ng/Presidency-Its-too-late-to-kneel-and-beg-Shettima-replies-Ezeife

I don't know why newspapers and bloggers keep airing such rubbish daily

Let them know, even vice post sef i doubt it with the way these northerners are acting

Lol.
Who is begging who??
Most Nigerian politicians and foolishness are 5&6.
SMH.

Says d owners of nigeria

I don't blame the northern urchins that belittle southeast politicians because they would rather go cap in hand to beg for presidency instead of fighting for equity and fairness.


As if to say having the presidency is the solution...the north has the presidency for donkey years, how has the region fared compared to others?

They are all out for their selfish interests.

The real people that own power have spoken...
But what is wrong with them sef? They don't want to give Igbos Presidency, at the same time, they don't want to let Igbos have their referendum to determine if they want Nigeria or not.

Which Kain thing be this?

Shettima is a terrorist

Bitter truth

Southeast should start forming alliances and bridges of love, Igbos need the support of other regions to make this a reality

I hate it when stuupid old inconsequential men make statements on behalf of all the whole igbos!!!

If Ezeife wants to kneel down and beg , he should go and beg and stop roping all of igbos into his foolery!!!!!


We stand for true restructuring!!!!

When shall it be well?









Guys wey no get girlfriend get peace of mind

How many of them has come out publicly declaring his ambition? Even during PDP convention, none of them? Some will tell you na Biafra de want while some keep saying Igbo president.
The truth of the matter is that those who want Igbo president are not sincere. They are those who reap from the general corruption of this nation.
If we are truly one our region should not matter but we are divided not just into 6 but into over thousands

Please allow them to knell, they have castigate alot of tribe for a position they can never win... I want to laugh small

Honestly, I don't know how the presidency seat has benefitted the regions that produced the leaders.

We are still better than them. These people should leave it let's focus on more important things.

Ezeife begged politically, and this dude decided to start spewing nonsense. Since when did the presidency become a thing that can only be achieved by North-Stooges? Since when did it become the decision of the North alone who or not became the president?

The Igbo are decrying injustice, just as so many of us currently are. You can beat me, but don't tell me how to do my crying.

U see the reason y ipob was formed first place. Now the leverage on this situation and turn it against us. By the time someone like dave umahi and supreme court governor realise they are wasting there effort it will be a wake up call. These guys know how powerful and hardworking igbos are that is y dance to any tune that favour them.

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Igbos have fought but didn't get a result

Now they want to beg yet they are being ridiculed

Why not let them go if you don't want them?

very good.We warned those PIGS but they insulted us instead.

These people are just using igbos to catch cruise

See there is a big trouble in this country o northerners believed they own this country alone from the reply they are giving ezeife this people are having strange feeling for house and they are intentionally inflicting this hardships to Nigerians especially IGBOs.. I pity any igbos who is supporting any northerner in politics

Instead of SouthEast leaders to seek the support of South South and South West 1st

Another group the Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) also made it known to the Igbos to forget 2023.
Excerpt:
*North Doesn't Need Your Deceitful Kneeling, Begging For 2023 Presidency, Northern Groups Reply Ex-Anambra Governor, Ezeife

"If the Igbo must prostrate to anyone, they should prostrate to Kanu as the North has come of age and shall not be deceived or fooled any longer,"

*The CNG described it as nothing but deception

More here:
https://www.nairaland.com/6882871/north-doesnt-need-deceitful-kneeling

Msheww

I blame you? Awon werey alasho

Osiwin oniyan

Ibo man will never be president

Lol, wtf this news, who dey beg em. Ezeife fall hand sha

Ok