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South-East Leaders Lay claims to 2023 Presidency

Leaders from the South East have said the South East has been marginalized since the Nigerian Civil War 52 years ago.

The convener of the South East Patriots, Obunike Ohaegbu, stated this Tuesday while addressing newsmen in Abuja. The leaders noted that it had begun a nationwide consultation to get the candidate for the presidency.

The leaders stressed that since the end of the Nigerian Civil War, the South East region had been marginalized and its infrastructure moribund despite its contributions to the nation’s growth.

 They also stated that aside from the South East, the  North East has also been marginalized, and just the two regions can lay claims to the presidency in the coming race.

 Ohaegbu, who spoke on behalf of the leaders, said: “The main objectives of this group are to vigorously pursue and work with other Nigerians of South-East origin in partnership with Nigerians from other geopolitical zones, for the actualization of a Nigerian President of South-East extraction in 2023 or as soon as practicable, who shall be from any of the five states that make up the South East region.

“In view of the above, we’ve has set up machinery for the interrogation of the blueprint of most of the would-be presidential aspirants across the country.

“We believe that it would be insensitive to the agitation of the South East for anyone in the South-South or South-West to present themselves for the presidency at this time. We will consider such aspiration as being offensive to the sensitivities of the people of the South East.

“We consider it a fraud on the people of the South East in particular and Nigeria in general.

“We need to categorically repeat that we are committed to ensuring the emergence of the President of Nigeria from of South-East extraction in 2023. However, we are also aware that nobody from the North East has led Nigeria since 1970.

“Therefore, we call on Nigeria to concede the presidency to both zones. We also call on the leaders from the North East and South East too as a matter of urgency, begin discussions and negotiations on how both Zones will take shots at the Presidency and who does the same now.

“We have put together a high-powered committee that will talk to other critical stakeholders and leaders in Nigeria to encourage a more practical realization of a President of Nigeria of South-East extraction as soon as possible,” he added.

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