Ohaneze, Southeast Leaders Lambast Atiku Over 2027 Presidency

Ohaneze Indigbo and the  Southeast leaders have criticised Atiku Over his pledge to support the igbos to win the 2027 presidency.

 

Newsonline reports that Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide and other prominent leaders from Southeast have criticised the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, for pledging to support the igbos to win the presidency in 2027.

 

They advised Nigerians not to take Atiku serious over his pledge.

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The former vice president had, on Tuesday, during the PDP South-East Zonal Stakeholders’ Meeting in Enugu, said he would actualise the Igbo presidency if elected in 2023.

 

So, why do you say I will not give Igbos a fair chance to lead the country after my tenure as president? I did that in 2019 when I brought Obi and another Obi in 2011 and for 2023, I chose Ifeanyi Okowa, another Igbo man as my running mate, even when Ohaneze said no Igbo should contest for Presidency under PDP”, he had stated.

 

However, the comment by the PDP’s standard bearer did not go well with many Igbo leaders who berated him for being insensitive to the political marginalisation of Ndigbo.

 

Reacting, Ohanaeze said no person from Southeast or Igbo would take that advice serious.

 

Meqnwhile, the Igbo leaders have demanded an apology from Atiku Abubakar over the statement.

 

While expressing their displeasure, the leaders described Atiku’s comment as an insult to the collective sensibilities of the entire Igbo race.