Ohanaeze ndi Igbo, the apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, has urged Igbos to move on with the election of Bola Tinubu as president except the election tribunal decides otherwise.
This occurred as Ohanaeze urged the Labour Party’s (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to accept the outcome of the election with good grace.
Maxi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze, responded to a call against Tinubu by the Igbo Patriotic Forum and Elders Forum. Read Also: Ohanaeze carpets FG as UK jails Ekweremadu, wife The group argued that Tinubu should not be sworn in as president until the tribunal determines the authentic winner of the presidential election of 2023.
Isiguzoro stated that “At this time, we will not associate ourselves with Igbos who argue that Asiwaju should not be sworn in on May 29 until the tribunal and the Supreme Court determine otherwise.
Ohanaeze, after due consultations with Southeast governors, Igbo elders, Ime-Obi, and the general assembly in Enugu, decided to caution all stakeholders in the Igbo project to be mindful of their words and not to portray Ndigbos as being against Tinubu, as the repercussions of such actions would fall back on our shoulders and the Igbo populace, who are primarily traders leaving outside Igbo-speaking states. The vast majority of them are located in the southwest, specifically in Lagos State.
Isiguzoro also warned “all those utilising the Igbo platform to allow the court to do its job, as Ohanaeze has nothing to lose.” Those who argue that Tinubu should not be sworn in are calling for an interim government, which is extremely satanic and evil and does not represent the interests of Ndigbos.
