Ahead of the 2019 general election, the Director-General of Vouce of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu has advised Ndigbo to play their cards well.
Okechukwu said only doing so would make the 2023 presidential bid an easy route for them
This is coming after Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo had told the Southwest to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari and have him hand over power to them in 2023.
However, addressing journalists in Enugu on Monday, alongside members of the Zikist Buhari Movement, the VON DG urged Ndigbo to vote for President Buhari, “so as to reinforce the equity, natural justice and good conscience which is on our side.”
According to him, “His Excellency, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo’s call for Yorubas to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019 so to have a shot on the presidency in 2023 is constitutional and mostly importantly clarion Wake-Up-Call for Ndigbo.
“It is a Wake-Up-Call for Ndigbo in the true sense of the word that equity, natural justice, and good conscience, are the advantages on our side, for the South East is the only geopolitical zone in the Southern Belt that has not presided over Nigeria since 1999, when the rotation of president convention took off 1999.
“President of Nigeria of Igbo extraction in 2023 is a Win-Win-Scenario, and golden opportunity for Ndigbo to end the vexatious issue of marginalisation and create a sense of belonging in the Nigerian family.”
He appealed to Ndigbo “to hearken to this clarion call as all we need is to vote for President Buhari, so as to reinforce the equity, natural justice and good conscience which is on our side.
“Our vote for Buhari will engender the support of his mass followers in the Northern belt, for Buhari has a Vote-Bank of 10-12 million voters, which is a big arsenal.
“Our support for Buhari is also predicated on the foundation he is laying on critical infrastructural development – 2nd Niger Bridge, 5,000 kilometers federal roads, 5,000 standard gauge railways, additional 5,000 megawatts of electricity and self sufficiency in food production.
“On the issue of 4 years, Buhari’s remaining 4 years post 2019 is cast in constitutional stone, while His Excellency Atiku Abubakar’s own is at best a pledge.
“Atiku’s manifesto is six year plan, therefore, Buhari’s option is the quickest and surest route to Nigeria president of Igbo extraction.”
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