Southeast leaders met on Thursday in Enugu and
resolved that they would do everything possible to actualise a Nigerian
President of Igbo extraction in 2015.
The Southeast leaders who met under the aegis of South East Forum
(SEF) warned that they would no longer play a second fiddle for anybody
in Nigeria, since ‘what is good for one geo-political zone is good for
another’.
Former National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr
Okwesilieze Nwodo who chaired the launching of the SEF constitution,
said that nobody would negotiate Ndigbo out of this country.
Nwodo who was the first civilian Governor of Enugu State, said the
demand of Ndigbo was not anchored on marginalisation, but on the fact
that Ndigbo are the most qualified for the presidency at a time that the
country is at the brink of collapse.
“The ingenuity, resourcefulness and the dexterity of Ndigbo must be
given a chance. This country belongs to all of us. Nobody can negotiate
us out of it. No race is more superior to Igbo race in Nigeria” he said.
The former PDP helmsman called for concerted efforts by Ndigbo to
ensure that the Southeast gets presidency in 2015, saying that all
stakeholders in the zone must come together for this mission to be
accomplished.
Earlier in an address of welcome, National Chairman of SEF, Dr
Ezekiel Izuogu warned that never again should Ndigbo be sidelined and
taken for granted in the politics of our nation.
Source: Daily Independent
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