By PAMELA EBOH, Awka

Following the ongoing call for Igbo presidency come 2023, South-East Governors, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and some church leaders have fixed December 27, 2020 for street rallies to promote the call.

Disclosing this to journalists in Awka, Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze, who is the Chairman of Ohanaeze in Diaspora, said the rally will take place simultaneously in the five states that make up the southeast, Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Abia and Imo states.

According to him, those being considered for the contest will be selected from present and past Governors, senators and House of Representatives members who have performed well.

He said: “We envision a leadership in Nigeria where leadership is based on ability to work hard, where fairness reigns with a sense of direction and accountability to the various groups and for the common good of the country.”

Anakwenze said: “It is now the turn of South-East region to provide good leadership for the good of all Nigerians so as to move Nigeria in a positive direction.

“Those we are considering for the presidential seat from Igbo are present and past Governors, Senator and House of Representatives members from the zone who are performers.

“For the good of Nigeria, we believe our geo-political interest should extend to ethnic regions in Nigeria that aspire to its mission of uniting all Nigerians of like minds, through the concept of standing together for the betterment of the entire Nigeria.

“We believe in alignment. We cannot get presidency by ourselves, even if all the Igbo vote. We are already working with people from other zones and we are in talks with them already.

“Ndigbo and some other regions believe more in a restructured Nigeria. People can feel free to have their aspirations and you cannot stop them.

“There is need to restructure Nigeria to ensure true federalism based on regions or zones. We need Nigeria political structure that is based on equity, fair play, balance and equal access to political power for the good of all Nigerians.”

They also said that arrangement has been concluded to write President Muhammadu Buhari, the leadership’s of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Grand Alliance, (APGA) to notify of them of the need to cede the presidency the South-East.

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