Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide wishes to urge Ndigbo to disregard the fake news being currently peddled that
Dr Okezie Victor Ikpeazu, the Abia State Governor is supporting the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
Ordinarily, it is not the duty of Ohanaeze, the Igbo apex socio-cultural organization to respond to such. However, we view this fabricated story as an attempt by enemies of Ndigbo to sow discord and suspicion among the ranks of Igbo leaders, at this eleventh hour, with the 2023 presidential election few days away.
From our records, Dr Ikpeazu is among the Igbo Governors that has been very supportive of the presidential campaign of Mr Peter Obi, the Presidential candidate of Labour Party, LP, based on the fact that he believes in supporting competent candidates, regardless of party affiliations. He also believes that Nigeria can only become great, if it is run on the basis of equity, justice and fairness. That is the basis of the disagreement of the G-5 Governors with Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate.
He has never hidden his support for the Igbo presidency project.
Also, Ikpeazu has been a bastion of support to the Obidient movement in Abia State. He has had interactions with their leaders in the past and even recently appointed some of them as his aides.
Unlike some other Igbo states where Obidients are being harassed and intimidated, the reverse is the case in Abia State.
In the spirit of Igbo brotherhood, he even provided logistics for Obi’s recent campaign activities in Abia State, including venue.
Finally, we wish to assure these enemies of Ndigbo and their hired Igbo collaborators that their scheme has failed woefully. Ohanaeze Ndigbo urges all Igbo Governors, Igbo leaders and the entire Igbo nation to keep supporting Mr Peter Obi, based on competence and equity.
Signed
Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro
Secretary General
