Getting Igbo presidency is by negotiation – MASSOB Leader Uwazuruike

The leader and founder of Movement for the Sovereign State of Biafra(MASSOB), Chief Ralph Uwazuruike has come down heavily on Labour Party’s presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023 election, Peter Obi saying he has failed to apply wisdom in his quest to become the president of Nigeria.

Uwazuruike said yesterday that Peter Obi thought that to become the president of Nigeria was through motivational speeches and by making noise on social media.

He said that the Labour Party candidate had forgotten how he became the governor of Anambra State to know that it could not have been by motivational speech.

“You don’t become the president through social media. Was that how he became the governor for eight years?

They thought to become the president is by fight and war and making noise on social media. I said no problem, let me see how you can be president of Nigeria. Even when he completed the election and Peter Obi was declared number three I remained silent because I knew he would go to court and I know it will get to the Supreme Court. Now that the Supreme Court had spoken, I want to ask him how far? Has he become the president? I know what I have told them that no Igboman will be president by force or fight. It must be by negotiation,” he said.

He said further: “Peter Obi who I call Okute(Stone) knows it is not done that way and he has forgotten that without Ojukwu he couldn’t have become the governor of Anambra State. Without Peter, Willie Obiano would not have become the governor and without Obiano today Prof Soludo would not have become governor. It is simply African politics. So, it baffles me how Peter Obi just came out and wants to become the president and I said let me see how that can materialise.

“That is not the way. If you ask Peter how he became the governor he will tell you it is court but it went beyond that. It is not true. It was a concession given to Ojukwu in 2003. Peter Obi did not know about it. He has limited knowledge, he believes the court gave him the verdict.