Africa Press-Nigeria:<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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\u2019s meeting.<\/p>\n
He stated that the leadership of Ohanaeze was focused on getting a president from the southeast region, The Nation reported.<\/p>\n
Ohanaeze Ndigbo says people from the southeast want the presidency. Photo Credit: Thecitizenng.com
\nSource: UGC<\/p>\n
According to Okeke-Ogene, Ohanaeze has not mandated anyone or any group to pursue the actualisation of the sovereign state of Biafra.<\/p>\n
He explained that Igbo youth who were agitating for Biafra are only doing so because of the gross marginalisation of the zone.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe 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.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe wasn\u2019t given a mandate for the Sovereign State of Biafra. That\u2019s why we are saying, give us what is due to us and Nigeria\u2019s president of Igbo extraction is what we are looking for.<\/p>\n
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