Ohanaeze
Ndigbo Youth Council (OYC) declared, yesterday that the South East will not
accept any position less than a
president of Igbo extraction in 2019.
They said
this is the only solution to Biafra agitation in the zone.
The Igbo
group stated this after a meeting in
Enugu, yesterday, and added that they have activated all machinery towards
actualisation of the project.
A communiqué
after the meeting insisted Ndigbo will no longer play second fiddle in
Nigeria politics.
The
communique, signed by OYC Secretary
General, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, reiterated that, “it is Igbo president in 2019 or
Biafra nation 2020.”
They
described as “sheer injustice and hatred, a situation where no Igbo has been
allowed to get close to the seat of power for decades whereas, other
geo-political zones have been taking turns, either as military or civilian
presidents.
“More
annoying is the fact that the North, a major beneficiary in this direction has
bluntly refused to heed the call for restructuring, which has been identified
as panacea to the many socio-political problems plaguing the country.
“Besides,
they have also not only continued to express disdain over the demand for Biafra
by IPOB and MASSOB, but have also ordered Ndigbo out of the North, based on
these agitations.
“Remember
that former President Olusegun Obasanjo had urged Nigerians to beg Biafra
agitators and only a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction will appease Igbo or
Biafra agitation will be inevitable.
“If there is
any conspiracy against a president of Igbo extraction, that will surely bring
Biafra into existence. One now wonders why Ndigbo will continue to be treated
in this manner.
“Two days
ago, Acting President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, re-echoed the fact that Nigeria is
in a marriage. He was quoted as saying that our nation has been in marriage for
a while now.
“Sometimes,
there are quarrels within that marriage. Sometimes there is disagreement. What is important is that you must remain
together. You must remain united.
“It does
appear from the above that Ndigbo have perpetually remained the sacrificial
lamb to keep this forced marriage together. They have remained victims of an
abusive marriage, often beaten, cheated by the husband.
“We have
resolved, today, that this grave injustice cannot continue. It is Igbo
presidency in 2019 with a vice president from the North or nothing.
“We are not
ready, any longer, to be treated with levity and disdain in this country and,
for that, we are calling on all Igbo sons and daughters both at home and in the
Diaspora, to key into this project.”
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