Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing has vowed not to back down on its campaign for Igbo people to produce Nigeria’s next president.
In a statement on Friday by Chika Art Adiele, the National Publicity Secretary of the group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo youths said an Igbo son or daughter becoming president will unite Nigerians.
Ohanaeze youths’ statement reads in part: “It is heartwarming that Igbo people survived a civil war that raged between 1967 and 1970 and that devastated their land and reduced their population because of more than three million deaths, and yet the Nigeria has shown no remorse towards these atrocities. Our communal spirit, which saw us through the civil war, have continued to cement our survival in the post-war era.
“Nigeria as a country that prides itself as the bastion of democracy in Africa region, must adhere to the principle of federal Character and exhibit high sense of empathy amongst various ethnic groups.
“Let it be known to the world that Ndigbo will never back down for our legitimate aspirations of taken a shot at the presidency. It is not negotiable.”
