{"id":44420,"date":"2021-06-03T16:18:10","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T16:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=44420"},"modified":"2021-06-03T15:27:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T15:27:28","slug":"no-right-thinking-nigerian-will-support-igbo-presidency-in-2023-buharis-ex-aide-sumaila","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/no-right-thinking-nigerian-will-support-igbo-presidency-in-2023-buharis-ex-aide-sumaila","title":{"rendered":"No right-thinking Nigerian will support Igbo presidency in 2023 \u2013 Buhari\u2019s ex-aide, Sumaila"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Former Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters, Alhaji Abdurrahman Sulaiman Kawu Sumaila, has insisted that no right-thinking Nigerians will endanger their lives to support the candidature of any South-East politician vying for the presidency in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>He also said that those responsible for the rising security challenges in the southeastern part of the country want to turn Nigeria into anarchy.<\/p>\n<p>Sumaila stated this on Thursday in a statement he issued to newsmen in Kano.<\/p>\n<p>Attacks on President Buhari in London, barbaric \u2013 Kawu Sumaila<\/p>\n<p>Recall that some groups from the Southeast advocating for Nigeria\u2019s next president to come from the region had stressed that the Igbo presidency was the panacea to the country\u2019s woes.<\/p>\n<p>Also, unknown gunmen have been terrorizing the southeastern states in recent weeks, killing security personnel and attacking government establishments.<\/p>\n<p>A former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Ahmed Gulak, was also murdered on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWith these atrocities committed by the South-East people on record, how can Nigerians entrust them to govern us? I am sure not a single right-thinking Nigerian will endanger his life to support the candidature of any South-East politician contesting for presidency come 2023 general elections,\u201d Sumaila\u2019s statement read in part.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe perpetrators of the attacks must understand that if the country becomes chaotic, then nobody including the perpetrators can escape.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Father of six children arrested for allegedly raping neighbour\u2019s daughter<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Former Special Assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on National Assembly Matters, Alhaji Abdurrahman Sulaiman Kawu Sumaila, has insisted that no right-thinking Nigerians will endanger their lives to support the candidature of any South-East politician vying for the presidency in 2023. 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