Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has knocked critics of former President Goodluck Jonathan for hosting the APC Presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Abuja.
In a statement by the Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the group said ”this is one of the nationalistic gestures that should be considered as a lesson for the political elites, to eschew politics of bitterness and rancor, and interface with everyone irrespective of whether or not there were grievances in the past.
“Ndigbo expected that all the presidential candidates for the 2023 elections should focus on issue-based campaigns devoid of tantrums and resentment. We are aware of what transpired in 2015 and subsequently led to the then ruling party PDP losing to APC championed by Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu.
“Nigerians will witness unprecedented realignment shortly, especially in the interest of the unity of the country regarding power shifting to southern Nigeria from the North in 2023.
“We commend the Chairman of the Southeast Governors Forum, Governor Dave Umahi for agreeing to identify with the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu as the APC coordinator for the entire South. Ndigbo will make a declaration on where Igbos will vote in 2023 on the annual festival of 2022 Igbo Day held in the ancient city of Aba, in Abia State on September 29th, 2022.”
