The call for Igbo Presidency come 2023
has continued to gain momentum across all divides in Nigeria and beyond. The
reasons are not far-fetched as it reflects the true Nigerian that believes in
equity and fairness.
It also reflects the mood of the
nation as all sections of Nigeria have been given a chance post civil war while
Igbos have consistently been schemed out, a conspiracy that has plunged our
nation into a divided nation without sense of patriotism and nationality.
Hence the need to give the Igbos
chance to belong to the national politics and possibly contribute their quota towards rebuilding Nigeria to a better society post civil war. The excellent contributions
of Igbo sons and daughters who found themselves in one role or other in
governance has also contributed immensely towards the believe by a large number
of Nigerians that it is only the Igbos that will rescue us from this political
and economic quagmire we found ourselves today. Without mincing words, I am
referring to the great contributions of great Igbo sons and daughters like
Okonjo Iweala, Peter Obi, Chukwuma Soludo, Professor Barth Nnaji, former Aviation Minister Senator Stella Oduah who single handedly reformed our aviation sector and started the new terminals we are celebrating today across our airports which the present Govt is taking glory for.
These Igbo sons and daughters changed
the dynamics in the areas of governance they found themselves and set the pedestal
for growth and reforms that was witnessed in those sectors they managed. True
detribalized Nigerians have these facts on their palms.
Igbo is the ONLY I repeat the ONLY
ethnic group that believes in ONE NIGERIA. This explains why Igbos are
scattered every part of Nigeria while they have contributed not less than 50
percent towards the development and growth of those local economies across parts of Nigeria they found
themselves. They invest their money in all sectors including real estate while
abandoning their own region to wallow in ruins and lack of replicate
infrastructure and development which Igbos helped to build in other regions.
It is so regrettable to hear some
desperate and greedy personalities from other regions that have tested power
post civil war still insist they have a right to stake claim for 2023
Presidency instead of the Igbos. These are the people who have plunged us into
this divided nepotic nationality we are today because people who are supposed
to speak with their conscience and recognize that the unity of our dear Nigeria
will be at stake here if the Igbos are once again schemed out of the equation
when it is truly their turn to contribute their quota towards a united Nigeria
come 2023 with their son at the helm of affairs just like every other part of
Nigeria has done already post civil war.
One wonders what justifications a
Northerner will have to still claim that they have a right to contest or rather
to rule Nigeria come 2023 even when they have dominated for more than 50 percent
with their sons at the helm of affairs post civil war.
The worst is that, upon these years
the North has dominated, they have nothing to show for it. Infact, they are the
reason why the country has stagnated or rather retrogressed as all they care is
how to grab power and share our money and oil among their cronies without any template
for governance or any plan to build a strong Nigeria that will benefit all and perhaps silence critics. In
reality actually, if the North has demonstrated any capability to build a strong
and stable Nigeria economically and politically devoid of nepotism or religious
bigotry, by now all Nigerians will believe that there is no need for rotational
power so long as the system is working perfectly to favour everyone. There wouldn’t
have been any form of marginalization and segregation campaigns here and there
as a demonstration against injustice.
The case of the South west is also glaring
as they have steered the leadership of Nigeria in two occasions with Obasanjo
at the helm of affairs post civil war. One wonders, how a true nationalist and honest person
from the South West will still be staking claim for 2023 Yoruba presidency as a
retirement position for their demi god Tinubu or his proxies and anointed sons.
The rhetorical question here to the Yorubas is, if they were to be in the position
of the Igbos, wont they have totally shut down Lagos because of its economic
importance to Nigeria protesting that 2023 belongs to them?. By now, all the
South west dominated media will be having Yoruba presidency on the first page of
all the dailies every day until the project is accomplished.
We take solace to the fact that some
true Yoruba sons and sons of the North who believe in true and one Nigeria
where equity and justice thrives are all calling for Igbo presidency as a way
to heal the sore wounds of the civil war which has lingered.
And for the North I ask, if they are
to be in the position of the Igbos in today's Nigeria, will they not have had
repeated many coups and mobilized through the mosques for war to divide Nigeria
as they would have killed all the Igbos, Yorubas and other tribes in broad day
light massacre because they have not been allowed to rule Nigeria at their own
turn. We cannot forget so fast that the mere fact that Yar Adua who was to
complete their own turn under the rotational presidency died mid-way, they
mobilized against Jonathan and killed many young Igbo sons and daughters and other tribes during 2011
election, forgetting that they were in this sit from 1979 to 2019. When that
did not work, they unleashed Boko haram on Jonathan administration, today the
chicken has come home to roast as they cannot tame these dogs they empowered to
grab power again, with Boko haram unleashing mayhem on the entire nation with
the North East as epicenter even now that a Northern is in power. Karma I guess.
Any Northerner or Yoruba man who is still
in that delusion that 2023 belongs to them and not the Igbos is an enemy of
Nigeria and such people would be held accountable if Nigeria splits post 2023
if the Igbos are denied their rights to belong to a country where they have
contributed a lot and have also lost their investments repeatedly without any
protest just because they want to be part of one Nigeria.
To the Igbos and all Nigerians as a
whole, this call for Igbo presidency is a collective one that requires
collective efforts in all spheres including financing the project.
I am proposing that Ohaneze Ndigbo
should open account with any Bank of their choice where Igbo son is at the helm
of affairs for all Nigerians both at home and in Diaspora to start contributing
their widows might towards the realization of this project that means so much
to our unity. I mean a campaign donation of any amount starting from now as
there is no time any more.
All Igbos will be mandated to
contribute to this project through their various town unions, market unions,
diaspora groups while every other Nigerian who believes in EQUITY and JUSTICE should
also contribute to the growth and stability of our only country for the interest
of posterity by contributing any amount to this project.
This has become pertinent because
desperate politicians who enriched themselves with our collective wealth from
the North and South West are already planning for the election with our
money. They will be ready to break all banks with trucks and loads of bullion
vans pushing money to the two major
political parties PDP and APC to ensure that there are returned as the candidates
of these two major political parties to ensure Igbos do not have any choice but
to embrace them.
Also, Ohaneze should announce that no
Igbo son should accept Vice Presidency ticket come 2023 and any attempt for the
two political parties to zone their ticket to any region except the Igbos, such
party will be blacklisted by all Igbos. Infact, all Igbos should shun the electoral
process if they are schemed out of the nominations by these two major political
parties.
This is a critical juncture in our history as a people and body polity that will determine the future of the Igbos in one Nigeria. The earlier
we pursue this project aggressively, the better for all of us and future
generations. Posterity will not forgive Igbos if we sit down again or sit on
the fence and allow any other part of Nigeria to deny us this position again.
This will push IPOB to rope us into a
war we do not wish to fight as war does not and will never favour Igbos, rather
a ONE NiGERIA will forever favour and protect the long term interest of Igbos.
Anayo
writes from Diaspora
@getmotivatedng
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