The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization Ohanaeze Ndigbo
said Bola Tinubu will surely lose the 2023 presidency because it is the turn of
Igbo.
The spokesman for the Igbo apex body, Chief Alex Ogbonnia,
stated this on Monday night while reacting to Tinubu’s declaration to contest
for president in 2023.
Ogbonnia said the declaration was against the rules of
natural justice as unfortunate and Tinubu knows it.
He said the National leader of the All Progressives Congress
chose to add to the crisis of Nigeria instead of joining hands with patriots to
save the corporate existence of the country.
He said, “It (the declaration by Tinubu) is an assertion
rooted in history and experience that any project that is not supported by
justice and equity will not succeed.
“It is a project that is dead on arrival. Because God is a
universal entity that he is always interested in truth, fairness, and equity.
So for anybody embarking on anything that is not rooted in equity and justice
will not succeed and this is a countervailing force that has sustained this
world from the beginning.
“So Tinubu knows that he is embarking on a cause that has no
foundation in anything: foundation in equity and justice, and of course is a
project that will not succeed.”
Ohanaeze spokesman, however, said it was very unfortunate
that Tinubu had decided to add to the crisis in Nigeria, adding “because there
is this collective conscience that has been guiding this country. The
collective conscience is to culturally determine what is right and what is
wrong and to pursue the one that is right and ignore the one that is wrong.
“But all the same, those who have really gone against the
convention has often lost, you know at a point General Sani Abacha wanted to
continue but he lost; Goodluck Jonathan ran against the current he lost any
other person that tries to go against the convention and the current will
always lose it. Mr Tinubu is working across purposes with the foundations of
this country – a foundation rooted in equity and justice.
“He knows that this is the turn of the Igbo and instead of
supporting for the Igbo to emerge for peace to reign, for the corporate
existence of Nigeria to remain intact, he decided to add to the problem and
crisis. So for one to succeed as a matter of facts, patriots should consider
the collective interest – the group interest more than self-interest. But in
this case now Tinubu is more interested in self-interest. He considered
self-interest above group interest or corporate existence of Nigeria. And that
is selfishness at its height and any country that has such people is always in
problem.
“Ohanaeze’s position is that Tinubu knows that he is doing
the wrong thing. He is embarking on a project that is not rooted in equity,
justice and fair play, and is against the common currency of the conscience of
the people and to that extent, he will surely lose.”
Tinubu had on Monday informed President Muhammadu Buhari of
his decision to run for the office of President in 2023.
Speaking with journalists after meeting with Buhari, Tinubu
said: “I answer that with a categorical yes. I’ve informed the President of my
intention, but I have not informed Nigerians yet. I’m still consulting. And I
have no problem consulting. And I’ve not set a parameter of limitation to the
extent of how many people I will consult.
“You will soon hear; all you want to hear is the categorical
declaration. You’ve got that truth from me that I have informed Mr President of
my ambition, and you don’t expect more answers than that.”
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