A chieftain of Ohanaeze Ndigbo socio-cultural organization,
Okechukwu Isiguzoro, has described the President-elect, Bola Tinubu as an Igbo
man.
To this end, Isiguzoro urged Tinubu to carry the Igbos along
when he assumes office on May 29.
He was reacting to the Supreme Court ruling that dismissed
the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, suit to disqualify Tinubu ahead of his
inauguration.
The Secretary-General of Ohanaeze urged Tinubu to see
Nigeria as his constituency now.
Isiguzoro said: “We accept the verdict as the will of God
that come May 29, Tinubu, alongside his deputy, will be sworn in and take over
the mantle of leadership from Buhari.
“We want to let Tinubu know now that Nigeria is his
constituency, and all the roadblocks to ensure that he never mounted the
rostrum of Nigeria’s leadership have been dismantled.
“Let me tell you, Tinubu is an Igbo man, and he has
chieftaincy titles in Igboland. Having belonged to one of the prominent
traditional institutions, he is an Igbo son, and he should look towards the
Southeast as his people.
“He should remember that the Southwest didn’t vote for
Obasanjo in 1999, but that did not stop him from carrying his people along.
“Tinubu should take Ndigbo as his people and ensure that he
carries us along because we supported him at the risk of our lives. When we
congratulated him, there were a lot of provocative threats, but God in his
mercy has disgraced those who want to ensure that Ohanaeze never supported
Tinubu.”
The Ohanaeze chieftain cautioned Igbos against participating
in any protest against Tinubu.
He added: “We are advising Ndigbos not to tale to the
streets and protest against Tinubu. If there is crisis today in Nigeria, some
Northerners will vacate to Chad and Niger, but if there is trouble, where will
Ndigbo run to?
“The Yorubas may run to Benin Republic, the peace and
stability of this country always revolve around the Igbos because we have
invested a lot. It’s better at this moment that Ndigbos must support the
president-elect.
“The victory of Tinubu at the Supreme Court is that of
Ndigbo, he transformed Lagos and we are expecting him to do the same with
Nigeria with his renewed hope.”
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