Most of the Igbo sociol cultural groups such as Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Alaigbo Foundation, and others on Wednesday July 1, 2020 agreed that a president of Igbo extraction is realizable in 2023.
This was according to a traditional ruler in Enugu State, Igwe Spencer Ugwuoke, who expressed doubt over the realization of a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction in 2023 because ”Ndigbo lack unity of purpose.”
Ugwuoke, who is the traditional ruler of Obimo autonomous Community in Nsukka Local Government Area of Enugu State, said that lack of unity of purpose by the Igbo and deficient political structure would make it difficult to be achieved.
“This Country has many miracles that occur at their own time; but I must tell you that there is no indication that an Igbo man will emerge president of Nigeria in 2023. This is because the Igbo have refused to forge a common font politically unlike what we have in other major ethnic groups in Nigeria; even the minority tribes are more united than the Igbo.
“Though, the President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Nniah Nwodo, has improved the status of the Igbo in terms of achieving common ambition, there are still a lot to be done. Even among us, there are still some of us sabotaging Nwodo’s efforts.
“Let’s create a platform to promote the pains of the South-East as a geopolitical zone that has not produced a president. Let’s get leaders of thought, traditional rulers and chairmen of the State Council of Chiefs to meet their counterparts in other geopolitical zones for support. Let our politicians put their interest in a common pot for the interest of the zone and not be originators of discordant tunes.
“Igbo Presidency is realisable but there has to be a long term plan geared towards achieving it. It is not possible in 2023”, Igwe Spencer said.
Yemisi Oreoluwa
