Jonathan Vs. Buhari: The Igbo Makes Their Final Choice

Igbos Diaspora Initiative for Buhari (IDIB), a pro-Muhammadu Buhari group of Igbo people yesterday opposed the endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan for re-election by the Ohaneze Ndigbo, saying such endorsement would not get the support of Igbos.

Coordinator of IDIB, Mazi David Nonso Ifeanyi Ezedinma, in an interview with Daily Trust, said there was no formal engagement of Igbo people in the said endorsement, thereby invalidating such support for the president’s re-election.

“We woke up with news of a purported endorsement of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate by Ohaneze Ndigbo. To say we were shocked by that news is to be mild with our feelings. It never happened because the umbrella body does not have the approval of Igbo people to do so,” he said.

Ezedinma, who is a special adviser to Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State, recalled that at the recently held Igbo Day organized by Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, politicians, including all the governors, ministers, state and National Assembly members from Igbo-speaking states were conspicuously absent at the Awka, Anambra State, ceremony.

“Ohaneze’s event did not attract any dignitaries; there was no support from the people. So from whom did the body get the approval of the people to voice support for a particular presidential candidate?

“Why must Igbos support what has been tried, and is found to be legendary for failing. Second term is not a period for campaign; it is one for showcasing the deliveries of the term in office. Igbos should ask the president what he has done for them to give him the support. We have not seen that coming from Ohaneze. The body stands the risk of losing respect and support from Igbos, if what we read about it is true,” he explained.

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