In furtherance of their agitation for Igbo Presidency, come 2023, Ohanaeze Ndigbo and some church leaders have fixed December 27 for street rallies to garner support for the campaign.
The Chairman, Ohanaeze Ndigbo in the Diaspora, Dr. Nwachukwu Anakwenze, who made this known to journalists in Awka, the Enugu state capital, said they have concluded arrangements to write to President Muhammadu Buhari, the leadership of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party to notify them of the need to zone the 2023 presidency to the region.
According to him, the rallies would hold in the five South-east states of Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu and Imo simultaneously.
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“Those we are considering for the presidential seat from Igbo are present and past governors, senators and House of Representatives members from the zone who are performers.
“We envision a Nigeria where leadership is based on the 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.
“It’s now the turn of the South-East to provide good leadership for the good of all Nigerians so as to move Nigeria in a positive direction,” Anakwenze remarked.
He noted that the Igbo would need the support of other regions to produce the next president, saying: “We are already working with people from other zones and we are in talks with them already.”