Ndigbo will never beg Buhari for appointments –Ohanaeze boasts

Igbo apex socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has affirmed that they would never beg the President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, for appointments in his cabinet.

The group said the incoming government must follow the constitution in giving out any appointments.

Ohaneze was reacting to a recent visit to Buhari by some persons claiming to be representing the Igbo to beg for appointments on behalf of the people in his government.

The President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Anambra State, Dr. Chris Eluomunoh, while speaking at a press conference in Awka, Anambra State said that Ndigbo would never stoop so low to beg anybody for job.

He said the Igbo nation was an integral part of Nigeria and must get their due share in the country as a matter of right.

“We didn’t vote for Jonathan because we didn’t like Buhari. The circumstance of the moment made our voting proper,and we don’t regret it.

“Nobody can intimidate the Igbo because of the way we voted in that election; neither shall we beg anybody for appointments because we didn’t vote for him.

“Every zoning arrangement for appointments in this country must include the Igbo. So those who called themselves Ohanaeze elders, who went to beg for appointments for Ndigbo, were on their own. They are not speaking for us.

“Ohanaeze is not partisan. At the appropriate time, we shall meet with the President-elect to chart a course for the country.”

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