President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof George Obiozor
Ohanaeze threatens boycott of 2023 General Elections in South East if FG fails to free Kanu
Apex Igbo socio-cultural group, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo says it will call for a boycott of the 2023 General Elections in the South East region if leader of the pro-secessionist Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, is not released by the federal Government.
Speaking, in a statement released, Saturday, January 1, 2022, Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, also appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari to free the detained IPOB leader so that peace, security and stability can return to the troubled region.
According to Ohanaeze, releasing the pro-secessionist agitator will help to obliterate the negative impression of Nigeria in the eyes of the international community, as it also added that Kanu’s freedom will restore the dignity of Nigeria, and re-admit her amongst the commit of nations.
“President Muhammadu Buhari should release Nnamdi Kanu in 2022 to authorise peace, security, and stability to return to southeastern Nigeria.
“But if he’s not released in 2022 as being championed by Northern leadership (Arewa Consultative Forum and Northern Elders Forum), there will be no 2023 elections in Eastern Nigeria with the evidence of sit-at-homes in the East and it will deteriorate the security challenges of Southern Nigeria.
“Buhari cannot shy away from releasing Nnamdi Kanu, it will help to obliterate the negative impression of Nigeria in the eyes of the international community, and restore the dignity of Nigeria, and re-admit her amongst the commit of nations.
“In 2023, we are committed to a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction as a result of addressing the equity, fairness and obeying the agreement of rotational presidency reached by Nigeria’s patriots in 1999, which has helped to stabilise the country.
“It will be unwise to scuttle it now it favours Ndigbo, we will commence the political journey of 2023 with persuasive visits to all the geopolitical zones of the country by January 13, 2023.
“But in the case of conspiracy, sabotage, and denial of Igbo the 2023 presidential tickets in APC and PDP, both the conspirators and saboteurs will only be available for the doomsday and may not superintendent the affairs of the country in 2023, as secessionist groups will be strengthened and unified by the evidence of political neglect, marginalisation, and enslavement of Eastern Nigeria.”
Kanu is presently under the court ordered custody of the Department of State Security (DSS) in Abuja as he stands trial on a seven-count charge preferred against him by the Federal Government bordering on treason, terrorism, arms running, and others
