We, the Indigenous People of Nigeria (IPN), hereby commend Ohanaeze Ndigbo for the initiative of setting up an Action Committee headed by the President General and leader of the Igbo apex sociocultural organisation worldwide, Prof. (Amb) George Obiozor), towards the actualisation of South East Presidency in 2023.
Prof. Obiozor is a man of excellence and repute, an International Diplomat, who understands the game of power, and strategy. He understands the game of power and knows the need to lobby and woo other Nigerians and other interest groups in stating that Justice, Equity and Fairness know no boundary, but apply to all people under God’s creation.
The Southeast must be supported to produce the next President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria so that the sense of citizen participation and ownership of the country can be evident to everyone . This is the reason IPN identifies with the cause of the Southeast for 2023 Presidency.
We make ourselves available to Ohanaeze Ndigbo in times like this to build bridges with them alongside other ethnic nationalities and interest groups for the much expected unity that our nation desires earnestly in 2023.
We also draw the attention of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to a statement made by its Deputy National Publicity Secretary, who while addressing a group of Northerners in Abuja, declared that the Party had thrown the contest for its Presidential flagbearer open to all Nigerians irrespective of geopolitical zone, hence inferring that the party has jettisoned zoning completely. Our advice to PDP and APC, and other political parties, is to ensure that all actions taken by their Party is in the interest of the people of Nigeria.
We once again reiterate that the yearnings of majority of Nigerians across the six zones is that power should shift to the Southeastern Nigeria for equity, fairness and justice for all. In times of perdition like we find ourselves in Nigeria today, the need to petition for salvation from the East is the common action in nation building .
Signed:
Mazi Nnamdi Iroegbu
Convener: Indigenous People of Nigeria (IPN)
