April 1st 2015
Ohanaeze
Ndigbo in the nineteen Northern States of Nigeria has declared support
for some candidates of APC in the North including Aminu Tambuwal,
El-Rufai, Samuel Ortom, Abubakar Bello, and Mohammed Abubakar among
others.
Speaking
with the Director General of Igbo Mandate Congress (IMC), a cleric and
Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in the 19 Northern States and
President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Jigawa State Chapter, Rev Offodile Igwesi
said that Ohanaeze Ndigbo in the 19 Northern States have concluded
arrangements to vote for the candidates of the opposition APC in
tomorrow’s governorship elections. According to Rev Igwesi, “The APC
Governorship Candidate Alhaji Baduru Abubakar has been a friend of the
Igbo community in Jigawa State and we cannot abandon him at this point
in time. Mallam El-Rufai and Tambuwal have been reported to be
nationalistic in nature and we have every reason to stand behind them”
The
President Ohanaeze Ndigbo Bauchi State Chapter, Mr Ede Joseph Okafor in
his contribution, told Akukwe that “Mohammed Abubakar had shown that he
understands the problems of the grassroots in Jigawa State. He has also
assured Igbos of safety. Therefore, I have told our people to vote for
him”
In
Benue State, the Secretary Ohanaeze Ndigbo State Chapter Chief Obiora
Oguguo Anueyiagu told Rev Akukwe that “Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Benue State
has no doubt that the APC Candidate Samuel Ortom will move the state
forward. Therefore, our people are being mobilized to vote for him”
Niger
State Chairman of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Imeobi, and Elders Council, Chief JC
Onuigbo told the leadership of Igbo Mandate Congress that “I, and
our Ohanaeze State Chairman, Chief Emmanuel Ezeudo and leaders of
Ohanaeze have already concluded arrangements to ensure that the Igbo
Community rallies round Abubakar Bello in these coming polls. Though the
Chief Servant, Babangida Aliyu has not performed badly, the APC
candidate has been a friend to all Nigerians irrespective of tribe”
Meanwhile
the Leadership of Igbo Mandate Congress (IMC) has thrown support for
the Kaduna State Governorship Candidate Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and his
Sokoto State Counterparts, Aminu Tambuwal in the forthcoming polls. .
Addressing the leaders’ Delegates’ Conference in Enugu on Monday, the
Director General of the group, Rev Obinna Akukwe described these two men
as progressives who fought for democracy in Nigeria. According to Rev
Akukwe” Nasir El Rufai and Aminu Bello Masari have the same democratic
tendencies like Governor Sullivan Chime in Enugu and former Governor,
Chris Ngige of Anambra State. They are both cosmopolitan in nature and
has never discriminated against Igbos. ”
“El-Rufai
has been known to attend church services occasionally and has always
fought for infringed human rights, irrespective of tribe and Tambuwal
helped many Igbo graduate job seekers with his office as Speaker of the
House of Representatives more than even Igbo members of lower Chambers,
therefore, we must reciprocate kind gestures. We shall liaise with
Ohanaeze Ndigbo in the North to ensure that these two persons coast to
victory”
The
Co-coordinator of Igbo Mandate Congress in the North West, Chief Emeka
Agweze was mandated to rally round member of IMC in the zone and the
Igbo Community in these states for El Rufai and Tambuwal and also ensure
that the candidates supported by Ohanaeze Northern Chapters in their
individual states were successful.
It
would be recalled that Ohaneze Ndigbo in the 19 Northern States
(excluding FCT), with the support of Igbo Mandate Congress (IMC) and New
Nigeria Mission Mandate Groups (NNMMG) refused to endorse Jonathan for
Presidential elections on the grounds that there is no negotiated
agreement on what his second tenure will do for Ndigbo, preferring that
Igbos vote their conscience. This stance brought them recriminations
from the pro-Jonathan led National Executives of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and
cheers from prominent Igbo leaders.
Source: Abusidiqu.com
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