{"id":93984,"date":"2022-04-16T20:16:16","date_gmt":"2022-04-16T19:16:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=93984"},"modified":"2022-04-16T20:16:16","modified_gmt":"2022-04-16T19:16:16","slug":"2023-why-ohanaeze-will-not-support-osinbajo-tinubus-ambition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/2023-why-ohanaeze-will-not-support-osinbajo-tinubus-ambition\/","title":{"rendered":"2023: Why Ohanaeze will not support Osinbajo, Tinubu\u2019s ambition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1730288741800246793\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has urged the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, to drop out of the 2023 presidential race.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe position of the group was made known by the National Publicity Secretary, Chief Alex Ogbonnia in an interview with newsmen, giving reasons why they will not support their ambitions.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Tinubu had in January 2022 declared his intention to fulfill his \u201clifelong ambition\u201d of becoming a President in 2023 while Osinbajo had last week said he would want to succeed Buhari to complete what they both started together.<\/p>\n<p>Ogbonnia urged both Osinbajo and Tinubu to drop their 2023 ambition and back a competent aspirant from the South-East to emerge the next President of the country.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Ogbonnia said, \u201cI had written an open letter to Tinubu before which I\u2019m sure he must have read reminding him that at a point he had been the conscience of the nation with his truthful disposition. But in recent times, because of his ambition, he has chosen not to talk even when things are so bad.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the past, Tinubu would talk about equity, justice and fairness but in recent times, Tinubu has chosen to become an entirely different person. I advised him that he should not contest. He should rather stand as an elder statesman in Nigeria. Above all, there is a zoning and rotation principle in Nigeria and it is the turn of the South-East.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThen on the side of Osinbajo, he has a very tall credential, having occupied the position of the Vice-President, he is supposed to be an elder statesman. His profile is at variance with the decision he has taken to contest for the presidential slot because he knows that it is not the turn of the South-West. He has shown he has the interest of himself more than the interest of the nation.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Ogbonnia noted that elder statesmen like ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo; Afenifere leader, Ayo Adebanjo, amongst others have been clear that the South-East should produce the next President in the spirit of fairness and equity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPeople like Obasanjo, Bode George and Adebanjo have been clear about it. These are exemplary men and we are asking for more men to support a South-East Presidency,\u201d he added.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Continuing, the spokesman for the South-East group said separatist agitations might increase in the zone if it does not produce the next President.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat Ohanaeze is saying is that if this Presidency does not come to the South-East, definitely, there would be more restiveness and separatist agitations in the South-East; it would increase insecurity and it is not in the interest of anybody who loves the interest of this country.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is the stand of Ohanaeze that Osinbajo and Tinubu should add voice to the Presidency coming to the South-East and not begin to pursue personal interest,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>At the moment, Peoples Democratic Party presidential aspirants from the South-East include ex-Anambra governor, Peter Obi; former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim; former President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria, Sam Ohuabunwa; and Chairman, Igbo World Assembly, Nwachukwu Anakwenze.<\/p>\n<p>South-East politicians on APC platform are, Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi; ex-Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha; as well as former Governor of Abia State and Majority Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Kalu.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has urged the National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, to drop out of&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":83239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-93984","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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