2023: Release Biafra leader or no election in South East, Ohaneze spits fire

The Igbo speaking Socio-Cultural group, Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, has taken their position ahead of 2023 general election, demanding for the unconditional release of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu or there shall be no election in South East States.

The group threatened that there shall be no general election in the South East geopolitical zone, if President Muhammadu Buhari didn’t release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu.

The group in a statement by its Secretary-General, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, forewarned that Nigeria will risk massive sit-at-home order on the of election, adding that the Igbo people should be ready for the horrible and shocking things ahead.

The Igbo apex body maintained that Igbo would be denied presidential ticket on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023.

The group argued that the release of Nnamdi Kanu was sacrosanct to a conducive atmosphere that guarantees peaceful election, noting that the Federal Government of Nigeria should release the leader without delay.

They expressed satisfaction that the release of Kanu was being championed by the Northern leadership (Arewa consultative forum and Northern Elders Forum), saying that President Buhari should listen to them.

“Buhari cannot shy away from releasing Nnamdi Kanu, it will help to obliterate the negative impression of Nigeria in the eyes of the International Community, and restore the dignity of Nigeria, and re-admit her amongst the commit of Nations.

“In 2023, we are committed to the Nigeria President of Igbo extraction as a result of addressing the equity, fairness and obeying the gentleman agreement of Rotational Presidency reached by Nigeria’s Patriots in 1999, which has helped to stabilize the country.

“It will be unwise to scuttle it now it favors Ndigbo, we will commence the political journey of 2023 with persuasive visits to all the geopolitical zones of the country by January 13, 2023.

“But in the case of conspiracy, sabotage, and denial of Igbo the 2023 Presidential tickets in APC and PDP, both the conspirators and saboteurs will only be available for the doomsday and may not superintendent the affairs of the country in 2023, as secessionist groups will be strengthened and unified by the evidence of political neglect, marginalization, and enslavement of Eastern Nigeria,” the statement reads.