A group, Igbos for Progressive and United Nationhood, has urged the pan-Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, not to blackmail presidential aspirants from other zones. The National President of the group, Lawrence Onuzulike, made the call on Thursday at a news conference in Awka. “Ohaneze should be at the forefront of rallying support for Igbo aspirants in their various political parties instead of advising or begging interested aspirants from other regions not to contest. He described as a welcome development, the declaration of interest by former governor of Anambra, Peter Obi, to run for presidency, if the Peoples Democratic Party zones its presidential ticket to the south. “If the PDP must zone their presidential ticket, they should zone it to the south or specifically to the South-east.

Source: The Guardian February 04, 2022 02:25 UTC