An Igbo man will make the best Nigerian president - Nnia Nwodo

While the Igbo community hopes for a change in fortune in the 2023 elections, the President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Nnia Nwodo has claimed that Nigeria's fortune will change if an Igbo man is giving the nod to rule in 2023.

Nwodo made this known in a congratulatory message he sent to Nigerian-born Kelechi Madu, the newly appointed Minister of Justice and Solicitor General in Alberta, Canada.

In the statement signed by Emeka Attamah, his media adviser, Nwodo said Madu's achievement in Canada shows that if an Igbo man is elected as President in 2023, Nigeria will be transformed.

He, therefore, appealed to the Federal Government to stop marginalizing and victimizing the Igbos in the country so that their latent creative potentials could be harnessed for the good of all Nigerians.

The statement reads:

“Ohanaeze Ndigbo is highly honoured by the exploits of Kaycee Madu in far away Canada as an Igbo son. Mr Madu had contested and won a seat into the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, representing the electoral district of Edmonton-South West from where he was appointed and sworn in as Minister of Justice and Solicitor General by the Premier of Alberta, Jason Kenney, on April 30, 2020.

On behalf of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, I commend the sterling qualities of Mr Kaycee Madu, as well as other Igbo sons and daughters who have excelled so much outside the country, such as the recently appointed first black Vice Chancellor of Leeds Trinity University in the UK, Prof Charles Egbu, and many others.

The exploits of Igbo sons and daughters both within and outside the country are indices of the cerebral capability and ingenuity of the people which Nigeria could exploit to advance its development.

The Federal Government should stop marginalising and victimising the Igbo in the country so that the latent creative potentials could be harnessed for the good of all.

Nigeria would witness a turn around in her fortunes if a president of Igbo extraction was allowed to emerge in 2023.” he said.

Recall Thursday, 27 August, 2020, Kaycee Madu, a Nigerian was appointed as the first black justice minister following a cabinet reshuffle by Alberta Premier, Jason Kenney.

According to globalnews.ca, Madu was moved from the Municipal Affairs portfolio to Justice and Solicitor General.

President Muhammadu Buhari in a congratulatory statement described the honor as “landmark and historic,” noting that it once again showcased the people of Nigerian descent as go-getters, who distinguish themselves in different walks of life.

The statement added that Madu as the first black Justice Minister and Solicitor-General in Canada, had automatically entered his name in history books, and urged Nigerians, both at home and abroad, to remain good ambassadors of their country.