Ohaneze Ndi Igbo Youth Council, says it will engage President Muhammadu Buhari, former President Olusegun Obasanjo, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, and APC National leader, Bola Tinubu, over the quest for Igbo to produce Nigeria’s next President in 2023.
The OYC in a statement Friday by its national president, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, reminded of the need to respect “the gentleman’s agreement of rotational presidency between the North and South”
“Any attempt to ambush Igbos legitimate political interests to produce a President either from South/South or Southeast in 2023, will strengthen the agitation of self-determination across the country.
“Oduduwa and Biafra referendum and independence will gather international recognition and make the future of Nigeria bleak.”
The statement admitted that every Nigerian has the right to ascribe for the highest office in the land, but posited that collective interest supersedes the individual quests.
OYC disclosed that it would approach former Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, to lead the search for a unified Igbo presidential candidate ahead of the next general elections.
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