The Ohanaeze Ndigbo has asked all politicians of Igbo
extraction not to join the 2015 presidential race if President
Goodluck Jonathan decides to seek reelection.
The Chairman of the Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Anambra
State chapter, Mr. Eluemunoh said this in an interview with the
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) yesterday in Awka.
He said the Igbo people were satisfied with the Jonathan’s
administration and would support his re-election bid, if he
indicates interest to do so.
Eluemunoh said Igbo people had benefited more basic
infrastructure and political appointments in Jonathan’s
governemnt than any other administration since Independence.
“Any government like Jonathan’s administration that shares
national resources equitably needed to be encouraged to
stay in office and perfect the administration programme to
a logical conclusion.
“It is on this stance that I commend the president and pledge
our loyalty to him. I urge any Igbo man nursing the ambition to
contest as president to drop it now, for us to speak with one
voice.’’
Eluemunoh said: ‘’Any Igbo man who works against the
president would be fighting the Igbo race because for now the
Igbos have no national political platform under which they
should contest.
“How do you present a candidate when our own brother is
there? Ohanaeze has said we will pull our support for Jonathan
now and in 2015, so, there is no vacancy in Aso Rock.
“Ohanaeze is the voice of the Igbo nation. We cannot fight
anybody, we cannot bite anybody but we can embarrass you as
an Igbo man if you contest.
“We resolved that we should allow our own brother to go for
second tenure. Who else can do better than what Jonathan is
doing for the Igbo people.”
He also commiserated with the federal government and the
judiciary over the death of Justice Chukwudifu Oputa, who
died on May 4.
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