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It is non-negotiable for an Igbo person to replace Buhari, says Abaribe

by Sodiq Lawal Chocomilo
November 19, 2020
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Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe

Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe

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The minority leader of the senate, Enyinnaya Abaribe has stated that it is non-negotiable for an Igbo persons to become Nigeria’s next president.

This statement was uttered by the senator while speaking in Imo state on Wednesday when he was presented with a “legacy merit award” by the state chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ).

PUNCH reported that Abaribe, who was represented at the event by Chijioke Ukoh, one of his aides, added that he would continue to advocate for fairness for the south-east.

He said not continuing with such advocacy would subject the Igbo to “second class citizens.”

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He was also quoted as telling the Igbo to “remain firm and resolute” notwithstanding the challenges facing the region as well as allegations of marginalisation.

This is coming amid the growing clamour from south-east leaders for an Igbo to become President come the 2023 elections.

Recall that the apex socio-cultural organisation in the south-east, Ohanaeze Ndigbo had recently made a similar case, saying that Nigeria will be transformed if the next president comes from the south-east.

“The exploits of Igbo sons and daughters both within and outside the country are indices of the cerebral capability and ingenuity of the people which Nigeria could exploit to advance its development,” Nnia Nwodo, the group’s president-general had said.

“The Federal Government should stop marginalising and victimising the Igbo in the country so that the latent creative potentials could be harnessed for the good of all. Nigeria would witness a turn around in her fortunes if a president of Igbo extraction was allowed to emerge in 2023.”

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