₦airaland Forum

2023 is key to southwest

So we need no traitor party around us

madmohamed:
shut up small boy what did you know

Pa ogbuefi am not spreading fake news from 5 iweka road Onitsha

Old man stop chest beating

This is not how to play politics

You should be threatening Pdp not Nigeria as a whole

In Apc I doubt if you will get the ticket

Pdp won’t win in 2023

South west also is schemings for the ticket

Former Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has threatened to back any option taken by Igbo people in 2023, including pulling out of Nigeria if they are denied the chance to produce Nigerian president in 2023.

The former governor had earlier said they would explore other options including prayers and lobbying all nationalities and political stakeholders in Nigeria to buy their support, but if that fails, then the people of the South East would consider pulling out of the “marriage” which he will fully support.

He was happy with the formation of an advocacy group, South East for President 2023 (SEFORP 2023), describing it as a mature agitation platform to get global attention and galvanise support for the realisation of the 2023 Igbo presidency agenda.

He said: “The first thing we must do is to hold national prayers because all powers belong to God. As we pray fervently, we will work tirelessly and most importantly establish a united front to get that.

“If we do all these things and other things that are expected from us within the constitution, and yet we didn’t get the presidency of Nigeria in 2023, then we would consider ourselves not welcomed in Nigeria.

“We have the capacity and numbers to produce Nigerian president. Anything otherwise would make us seize to be citizens of Nigeria. Even if Nigerian state rejects us, we cannot reject ourselves. As far as I am concerned, this is the final push for Igbo presidency.

“Nigeria has been pushing us out of Nigeria. The government of Nigeria has not helped matters too. We are denied political appointments, employment in certain areas, our peoples’ businesses are frustrated through government policies. We can’t take this anymore.”

The SEFORP National Coordinator, Okechukwu Obioha, in his speech explained that SEFORP is not a political party but an advocacy group that was formed to fill the gap of mature agitation to give a sense of belonging to all Igbo people in all the nooks and crannies of Nigeria.

He was happy with the level of acceptance of the move at home and abroad, saying that it’s an indication that the people of South East are tired of marginalisation and are ready to take their own destiny in their hand.

SEFORP FCT chairman, Callystus Agomuo, in his remarks, said that southeast geo-political zone has all along, contributed in no small measure to making presidents of Nigeria from other regions.

He humbly requested that the people be accorded same privilege in 2023 when the North will complete eight straight years in power (two terms).

He insisted that the next pendulum should swing to South East based on principles of justice, fairness and equity.

“It may look like a tall but it’s an achievable dream that only requires collective responsibility of all of us to propagate the gospel and epistle in every socio-political party and association that we belong.

“Drum it loud and clear into the ears of global audience that the presidential seat of the Federal Republic of Nigeria come 2023 is for the southeast geopolitical zone,” he said



https://www.sunnewsonline.com/ezeife-explodes-2023-presidency-count-igbo-out-of-nigeria-if-chance-is-denied/

Tam David west live a purposeful life

He’s a patriot

He’s not like that old failed contractor of NDDC

PRESIDENT BUHARI MOURNS ‘INDOMITABLE’ TAM DAVID-WEST

President Muhammadu Buhari expresses deep sorrow at the passage of his ally and friend, a man he usually calls “the indomitable Tam David-West.”

Professor Tamunoemi Sokari David-West, 83, was a consultant virologist of national and international standing. He served as Commissioner of Education in the old Rivers State, Minister of Petroleum and Energy under the Muhammadu Buhari military regime, and Minister of Mines, Power and Steel under Gen. Ibrahim Babangida regime.

“He had an indomitable spirit, stood resolutely by whatever he believed in, and was in a class of his own,” says President Buhari of the academic, author of many books, and social critic.

He commiserates with the David-West family, the people of Buguma, Kalabari Kingdom of Rivers State, the academia, and all those who loved “the forthright Tam David-West.”

President Buhari prays that God will rest the soul of the committed nationalist, urging all those who believe in the ideals he espoused to approximate same, for the betterment of Nigeria, and humanity in general.

Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President
(Media and Publicity)

nku5:
You don't have the intellectual capacity for this discussion pls

Says Online charge and bail lawyer

horsepower101:
Yet you tolerate the northerners that actually fight and kill you in your land. Shame on you cowards.

As you can see you just demonstrated same thing now

horsepower101:
Hausa and Yoruba clashes have become so common in “Yoruba land” that I have lost count.

Yet no yoruba ever tells northerners to respect their host.

Igbos don’t even fight them at all and pay all the heavy taxes levied at them both legal and illegal including buying land at inflated prices

yet yorubas always screams respect your host at igbos.

I realize that they do this to igbos because they know that igbos are not violent people and are very tolerant.

Nobody tolerate an arrogant,bigot and ungrateful people that’s one of major reason

nku5:
Northerners control Lagos waterways that's why they are very careful with them

Same as we control ochanja and all the water ways in the east

Sai Muhammadu Buhari

God bless you Mr President

God ble Federal Republic of Nigeria

President Buhari with The Most Rev'd Justin Welby, The Archbishop of Canterbury at the Lambeth Palace London on 10th Nov 2019

Please what is Pdp?

Obaseki don touch the forbidden fruit �


The thing don sweet am

Die kor dying ni

SalamRushdie:
My point exactly , he subverted the democratic process to enthrone himself

You are a comedian wallahi

SalamRushdie:
Sarrki Did he win ? Be sincere

You are very very funny dude

SalamRushdie:
Such a shame on Buharis Nigeria

Your uncle gej

Your Grandpa obj

N your family heritage Pdp

Destroyed everything

Don’t blame Pmb

I thought you said Pmb won’t win ?

SalamRushdie:
Such a shame on Buharis Nigeria

You don show again

LegendHero:
This is astonishingly surprising.

You mean the Igbos want to be Fulani slaves by aligning with the North? Isn’t that what Nnamdi Kanu warned them about? Will Ojukwu be happy in his grave?

Kanu suddenly became a coward that can’t grace his mom funeral and now these set of Igbos are trying to nail Kanu’s coffin by going against his wish and aligning with an efulefu.

Let me just sit down and sip my palm wine, this thread go be clash of the titans.

You sound like an historian

You have deep sense of reasoning

okefrancis:
What I just know is that the south west will produce presidential ticket come 2023

Blood and flesh did not reveal this to you

When it comes to analysis and propaganda give it to Afrikan leaders

mercyville:
And some are parrots

Yes oooo

The energetic support this woman transmits to her husband is evident in all nooks and corners...Edo First Lady fire on!

Kapilta:
yes o just like aba-owerri, benin-agbor express news too.

You are a patriot

Dem know dey tell man say rain dey fall

2023 Presidency: Igbo groups plot alliances with West, North
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As part of preliminary preparations to produce Nigeria’s president in 2023, some concerned Igbo leaders are believed to be behind new groups currently seeking alliances with groups in the Southwest and the Northern parts of Nigeria.

This is even as elder statesman, Col. Lambert Ihenacho (rtd), founder of Igbo Youth Movement (IYM), Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko and the leadership of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), among other leaders and groups in the Southeast zone told The Nation yesterday that Ndigbo expect other Nigerians to support them to produce Nigeria’s president in 2023.

At least, three of such pressure-groups have formed a coalition. The groups already identified as being ready to form the alliance include the Northern Equity and Justice Congress (NEJC), led by Aminu Mohammed, Yoruba Network for Nigeria Presidency of Igbo Extraction (YONNIPIE) with Femi Olufemi as the spokesman and the Niger Delta United for Nigeria Presidency of Igbo Extraction (NDUNPIE) led by Joshua Jaja.



The three groups, as well as others, have come under a coalition known as Pan Nigeria Presidency of Igbo Extraction Coalition (PANPIEC) with Aminu Mohammed as its national coordinator. Informed sources told The Nation that known political leaders behind this new alliance are not yet ready to be named.

The spokesman of the coalition, Chief Uche Erondu, however called on all Nigerians to join the groups to actualise what he described as “the equity project and ensure the stability of Nigeria.”

He said the coalition is preparing to visit President Mohammadu Buhari to interface with him on the 2023 successor and emphasise the need for the ruling party and other parties to zone their Presidency to the Southeast zone.

The National Coordinator of the group, Alhaji Aminu Mohammed, who was in Port Harcourt where he held talks with some South-south leaders of thought, noted that the visit to Aso Rock is necessary so that fifth columnist would not unduly influence Mr. President when the time comes.

He lauded South-south leaders for “their stand that this is a payback time for Ndigbo who have supported other zones to produce the President.”



Aminu noted that the Coalition would interface with key leaders in all parts of Nigeria before fully starting its activities.

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The Director of Publicity of the Coalition Chief Erondu Uche noted that the group membership is for all Nigerians and the Co ordinators for all the states of the federation would soon be appointed.

He stated that the Coalition was for now setting up the BOT membership which is to be made up of very eminent and trusted Nigerians.

Elder statesman, Col. Lambert Ihenacho (rtd), founder of Igbo Youth Movement (IYM), Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko and the leadership of the Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) were also among leaders and groups in the Southeast zone that confirmed to The Nation that Ndigbo expect other Nigerians to support them to produce Nigeria’s president in 2023.

In different interviews, the elders and youth leaders told The Nation in Owerri that the Igbo are ready for the presidency come 2023. “We need somebody to encouragement us; we don’t want to continue to answer defeated people forever; that was why we supported the former President Goodluck Jonathan, Ihenacho said.

On Atiku, the former Biafran commander and retired Army Colonel in Nigerian Army said the former PDP presidential candidate should galvanize support for Ndigbo who gave him support in the last election.

“The Igbo galvanised support for Atiku. So it is Atiku’s turn to galvanize support for Ndigbo,” he said, adding that Atiku has no business to contest the seat in 2023 having had that opportunity when he contested against President Buhari.

The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB), in its reaction says the agitation by regions in Nigeria concerning 2023 presidency is a time bomb for the country.

The group says it’s not in any negotiation with other Pro Biafra groups or campaigning for Igbo man to become the president of Nigeria in any political platform.

The Pro-Biafra group leader, Uchenna Madu, dropped the hint yesterday in Awka, Anambra State, in a statement made available to The Nation.

He said 2023 was a decisive year that would determine whether Nigeria would continue as a state or not and warned that “Nigeria state is currently sitting on a time bomb that must compulsorily explode to irreparable damage.”

Commenting on the matter, Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko, the founder and leader of Igbo Youth Movement (IYM) and Secretary of Eastern Consultative Assembly (ECA) told The Nation that electing an Igbo as Nigeria president in 2023 would serve as a soothing balm to Nigerian politics. “Everybody agrees Ndigbo have been ill-treated since 1970. Nzeogwu, Adegboyega, Ifeajuna and co didn’t conspire with the thousands of Igbo men, women and children slaughtered in the well organised three-wave pogrom of 30th May-3rd June, 29th July-3rd August and 29th September-3rd October 1966, that triggered the loss of faith that led to the Aburi, Ghana summit, that led to the declaration of Biafra. Regrettably, cost of the very bloody war that cost Nigeria Bakasi peninsular, control of our oil resources and stable economic and political growth ever since, has been borne by Ndigbo alone. Envy and fear of Ndigbo unwittingly established an anti-Igbo political culture that seems to suit everyone just fine. Nigeria did not know when to apply the brakes on the punishment meted out to Ndigbo over the years.”

He said “denying Ndigbo their dues and rights over January 1966 coup and the attendant civil war, does not make sense.”

In an interview on yesterday in Aba, Abia State, a political analyst, Gilbert Onyema expressed fears that APC and PDP may not be gracious enough to allow an Igbo man to be their presidential candidate.

“Let us be realistic, who do you think that the two major parties can give the ticket among the known Igbo personalities? Being the president of Nigeria for Atiku Abubakar is a mission that he must accomplish.”

“Igbo presidency in 2023, for me, is practically impossible. Are you talking about PDP or APC giving the Igbo man the presidential ticket? I doubt if that will happen,” he said


https://thenationonlineng.net/2023-presidency-igbo-groups-plot-alliances-with-west-north/

seunmsg:
The election will be conducted in Akpabio’s local government so he stands a very good chance of upturning the deficit. If he’s still interested in being a senator, he should resign as a senator and contest the rerun election. The president can keep his ministerial slot for him till the election is decided.

He should stay put at the ministry of Niger delta

I remember the current governor of Bauchi Bala Muhammed was a sitting Senator during President Gej era he resigned from the red chambers and head the ministry of fct

We need him more at the Niger delta

The cabals wants him out of the ministry

Hell NO

Seriously I will rather prefer akpabio to back out

We need him to clean the mess in NDDC

The cabal in niger delta region now wants him to go to senate

NO way

We don’t need is services in senate


Akpabio please clean up the Niger delta ministry for us

God bless you uncommon transformer

Guestlander:
The three rolling mills are not working because Ajaokuta that is supposed to supply them is not working. It has nothing to do with location and the railway that is supposed to transport the materials are just being completed. You can now have an idea why the rolling mills are moribund.

Please educate them

They need it

NaijaRoyalty:
Osinbajo looks sad in the first photo.

Abba Kyarri is really dealing with him

You need evaluation of the upper membrane