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Politics of Monday, 21 November 2022

Source: www.mynigeria.com

2023: Ohanaeze Ndigbo officially endorses Peter Obi

Peter Obi of the Labour Party Peter Obi of the Labour Party

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has officially endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi for the 2023 general elections

Ohanaeze said the former Anambra State governor said represented “Nigerian conscience, moral probity, generational hope, redemption epiphany, and above all, the Igbo collective unconscious”.

The group also praised the other social-cultural groups such as Afenifere, Middle Belt forum for its endorsement of Obi.

Addressing journalists in Abuja just before the commencement of the meeting of the Ohanaeze Finance and Development Committee, Leader of the committee, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyawu, said they were happy with the endorsement because it was for equity and justice, Leadership Newspaper reports.

He said: “There was the forum of the South East, South South, South West and the Middle Belt, that forum has worked hard to bring the presidency to the South, in their wisdom, they said that the Presidency should be brought to the South East, they all agreed that it was the right thing to do.

“We in Ohaneaze we feel happy and the President General of Ohanaeze is part of this meeting, so it is important to know that all these people have taken a common position.”

Iwuanyawu also hailed Ayo Adebanjo, the leader of Afenifere for supporting Peter Obi and voicing the position of the south.

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