2023: Stop Begging, Blackmailing Aspirants From Other Regions – Group Tells Ohanaeze

A political group, Igbos for Progressive and United Nationhood has called on the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, to stop blackmailing presidential aspirants from other regions of Nigeria.

IPAN made the call via a statement made available to newsmen by its National President, Lawrence Onuzulike.

Onuzulike said though, the group strongly believes that 2023 is the perfect time for Igbo son to emerge president of Nigeria, it does not believe in arm twisting to achieve that.

Onuzulike said: “Ohanaeze as a pan-Igbo group should be at the forefront of rallying support for Igbo aspirants in their various political parties like IPAN is undertaking instead of advising or begging interested aspirants from other regions not to contest.

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”I am aware that since 1999, an Igbo man has always contested in Nigeria’s presidential election even when some political parties zoned their presidential ticket to other zones.

”All we should be doing is simply to appeal to Nigerians both political elites and the masses to support Igbo candidates this time around for the sake of equity and fairness.”