{"id":64438,"date":"2022-05-08T17:23:48","date_gmt":"2022-05-08T16:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/2023-presidency-ohanaeze-threatens-boycott-of-polls-over-zoning"},"modified":"2022-05-08T18:40:27","modified_gmt":"2022-05-08T17:40:27","slug":"2023-presidency-ohanaeze-threatens-boycott-of-polls-over-zoning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/2023-presidency-ohanaeze-threatens-boycott-of-polls-over-zoning","title":{"rendered":"2023 presidency: Ohanaeze threatens boycott of polls over zoning"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Sunday, threatened a boycott of the 2023 presidential election should the two major political parties, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, refuse to zone their tickets to the Southern region.<\/p>\n

This came in reaction to the latest stand of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, and the Northern Elders\u2019 Forum, NEF, who both believe the presidential contest should be thrown open.<\/p>\n

But Ohanaeze, through its Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro said in a statement made available to DAILY POST, that the abolition of the gentleman agreement on power rotation would come with dire consequences.<\/p>\n

He said it was obvious that \u201cthe Northern Elders\u2019 Forum has opted for absurdity in issues that will strengthen internal democracy in all political parties and in the country.\u201d<\/p>\n

He, however, warned that \u201cany attempt by northern socio-cultural groups to arm-twist the two major political parties, through their sons who are National Chairmen of both the APC and the PDP, to derail the electoral process, will lead to revolts and boycott of the 2023 presidential election in the South, especially in the East.\u201d<\/p>\n

He claimed that the leadership of both political parties were under coercion from northern lobbyists and northern socio-cultural groups \u201cto destroy the trust and confidence that bind Nigerians together through the rotational presidency between the North and the South.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said those making such moves ought to have learnt from the sad experiences of the North when they frustrated President Jonathan\u2019s administration and installed Buhari in 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe aftermath of that betrayal is the worsening insecurity in the North,\u201d Isiguzoro said.<\/p>\n

He declared that, \u201cwe will encourage the Southern Governors and socio-cultural groups to mobilize our people and boycott the 2023 presidential election in the South, especially in the South-East if the Northern candidates emerge in APC and PDP.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever it gets to the turn of the Igbo, the narratives will always change against them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhenever it\u2019s the time for the Igbo to attain any position, there will be gang ups and clandestine networks to fuel crisis and disasters against them, but it won\u2019t work this time. Igbos will surely survive all these political conspiracies against them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Africa-Press – Nigeria. Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Sunday, threatened a boycott of the 2023 presidential election should the two major political parties, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, refuse to zone their tickets to the Southern region. 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