Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has on Sunday charged prominent Igbo leaders to unite and ensure the region gets presidency in 2023.

It stated that nothing would prevent the Igbo from getting the presidency in 2023.

The group which hinted the importance of the presidency to the Igbo, noted that millions of dollars would be raised at the end of 2022 to support whoever the youths nominate amongst the current Southeast Governors, or Former Governors as Igbo Presidential Candidate ahead of 2023 Presidential election.

Disclosing this in a communiqué signed by Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, President General of the group and Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, Secretary General, Ohanaeze commended all the Igbo especially those who participated in the 2019 Igbo day celebration held in Aba.

During the celebration, Ohanaeze condemned the non-commencement of work in the Enugu Airport, honored a White British woman and the slain Igbo youths who died from 1967-2019 and raised foreign investors for Enyimba Economic City.

The communiqué reads in part: “There’s no going back on the 2023 Igbo Presidency project (Ogu eji ofor).

“Based on Justice, Equity and Fairness the 2023 Presidency project of Igbo stock had kicked off in Enyimba City with a National Committee set up to reach out to other prominent Leaders/Stakeholders and Youth leaders from the Six Geo political Zones.

“We urge all Igbo Presidential aspirants to start to activate their contacts towards building bridges across Six Geo political Zones of Nigeria. Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council in diaspora had promised to raise a huge Funds running into millions of dollars by end of 2022 to support whoever the Youths nominate amongst the current Southeast Governors, or Former Governors as Igbo Presidential Candidate ahead of 2023 Presidential election.” (Sunday Vanguard)

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