2023 Presidency: Ohaneze furious, denies seeking help from Gowon, Tinubu, others

By Dansu Peter 

The leadership of Ohanaeze NDIGBO, the socio-political organization of the igbos has denied reaching out to any group or individual to intervene on Igbo behalf.

Though desirous of having presidency of Igbo extraction come 2023, butthe Igbo apex cultural organisation frowned   at  a report described as spurious  made by some miscreants that Ndigbo are reaching out to people that would help facilitate bid for  an Igbo man to  become president  in 2023. 

The name of President Muhammadu Buhari, former military president, Gen. Gowon, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, were some  allegedly dropped as some prominent Nigerians being sought to help in paving the way for Igbo presidency.

A statement signed by the national publicity secretary, Prince Uche Achi-Ogbaga, said  Ohanaeze Ndigbo had never at any time approached any individual or group to help Ndigbo produce a Nigerian president come 2023.

“The attention of the apex Igbo cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has been drawn to a spurious news item alleging that it had chosen a former Head of State, Retired General Yakubu Gowon, to spearhead the campaign for the emergence of a president of Igbo extraction in 2023.

“Equally mendacious is the story that Ohanaeze leadership was planning to have an interface with some prominent political figures in the country towards achieving the same objective.

“Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide hereby informs the general public that at no time were the aforementioned situations ever contemplated or was there any meeting at which they were tabled for consideration, let alone any action being taken or a press statement issued on that.

“The purported actions exist only in the imagination of the miscreants and enemies of the Igbo nation who are the purveyors of the unfortunate concoctions.”