Africa Press-Nigeria:
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, an apex Igbo socio-cultural group in Nigeria has said people of the southeast are interested in producing the president in 2023 and not the pursuit of a sovereign state.
The president of the Anambra chapter of the group, Chief Damian Okeke-Ogene made the statement on Tuesday, August 11, when speaking with reporters after the group’s meeting.
He stated that the leadership of Ohanaeze was focused on getting a president from the southeast region, The Nation reported.
Ohanaeze Ndigbo says people from the southeast want the presidency. Photo Credit: Thecitizenng.com
Source: UGC
According to Okeke-Ogene, Ohanaeze has not mandated anyone or any group to pursue the actualisation of the sovereign state of Biafra.
He explained that Igbo youth who were agitating for Biafra are only doing so because of the gross marginalisation of the zone.
“We are pursuing an Igbo president because the executive of Ohanaeze led by Nnia Nwodo has the mandate of Ndigbo to negotiate the Igbo position in Nigeria,” he said.
“He wasn’t given a mandate for the Sovereign State of Biafra. That’s why we are saying, give us what is due to us and Nigeria’s president of Igbo extraction is what we are looking for.
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