‘We Know You Are The King Makers Of the Country’ – Group Begs Northerners For Support Ahead of 2023
The Ohanaeze Youth Council, OYC, has appealed to Northerners to pledge their allegiance to them ahead of the 2023 elections.
The group made the plea during a meeting with the national president of Arewa Youth Consultative Forum (AYCF), Yerima Shettima.
Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, president of the OYC, stressed that the importance of the support from Northerners to help in achieving the 2023 presidency.
He advised the North to look at the capabilities of the individuals and not the region they are from while also admitting that they are aware the Northerners are the king makers of the country.
He said: “We are here to beg northerners to support Igbo to get the 2023 presidency. We are begging the North to look at individual competence and not the region.
“We are begging the North to give us the opportunity. You should help us because we know that the North plays the role of kingmaker in politics of this country. We are here to ask you to support an Igbo man for the presidency. There should be no more abusive words between North and South East as we used to read on pages of newspapers.
“What happened to the cordial relationship between Zik and Tafawa Balewa? What happened to the good relationship between North and South East? We must bring back the good memories of the old days for the unity and development of Nigeria.
“Igbo have over 1 trillion investments in the North. We are for one Nigeria; we are not for Biafra. We need somebody that is of age that can unite Nigeria. We believe in one Nigeria. We have abundant human resources that can take over from Buhari.
“We have people who are committed to serving Nigeria. We have seven states, including Rivers and Delta States where we have Igbo-speaking brothers. We have politicians like Rotimi Amaechi, Peter Obi, Rochas Okorocha, among others that can run for the presidency.”
This article was originally published on Naija News