Ohaneze Ndi Igbo President, John Nwodo, has said Nigeria will be transformed if an Igbo emerges President in 2023.
In his congratulatory message to Imo State born Kelechi Madu as Minister of Justice and Solicitor General in Alberta, Canada, Nwodo said if an Igbo will be at the helm of affairs of the country,in 2023, it will change the fortunes of the country for the better.
According to a statement signed by his Media Adviser, Emeka Atamah, he commended Madu for the appointment.
He said Ohaneze is highly honoured by the exploits of Mr. Madu in Canada.
Madu became the first African to be appointed minister of justice in Canada after he was elevated from his previous role as minister for municipal affairs.
He asked the federal government to stop marginalising persons of Igbo extraction in order to explore the talents possessed by people of the ethnic group for the benefits of all.
The statement read: “Ohanaeze Ndigbo is highly honoured by the exploits of Kaycee Madu in far away Canada as an Igbo son. Mr Madu had contested and won a seat into the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the electoral district of Edmonton-South West from where he was appointed and sworn in as Minister of Justice and Solicitor General by the Premier of Alberta, Jason Kenney, on April 30, 2020.”
“On behalf of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, I commend the sterling qualities of Mr Kaycee Madu, as well as other Igbo sons and daughters who have excelled so much outside the country, such as the recently appointed first black Vice Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University in the UK, Prof Charles Egbu, and many others.
“The exploits of Igbo sons and daughters both within and outside the country are indices of the cerebral capability and ingenuity of the people which Nigeria could exploit to advance its development.
“The Federal Government should stop marginalising and victimising the Igbo in the country so that the latent creative potentials could be harnessed for the good of all. Nigeria would witness a turn around in her fortunes if a president of Igbo extraction was allowed to emerge in 2023.”