mA coalition of South-South Youth Organisations under the aegis of the Niger Delta Youth Leaders Forum has promised to support the call for Biafra secession if an Igbo man does not become president in four years time.
Leader of the coalition, Dr Abyie Douglas revealed this as the group paid a courtesy visit to the leadership of the Ohanaeze Youth Council Worldwide in Abakaliki.
Abyie disclosed that the forum is fully committed to the 2023 Igbo presidency project and the steps taken by the youth council to bring other ethnic groups into the campaign is commendable.
His words, “We are here to strengthen the unifying bond existing between the South-East and South-South Nigeria. As brothers tied with one destiny, we will remain united against any external aggression and will protect the two zones from the nefarious activities of the armed herdsmen and will ensure that we remain peaceful and prosperous to attract foreign investors and tourists to the zones.
“The Coalition of Niger Delta Youth Leaders Forum is fully committed to the 2023 Igbo presidency project and appreciate the robust leadership style of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide towards ensuring that the project is not only for Igbo alone, but ensure that other geopolitical zones are fully integrated into the 2023 Igbo presidency project, for equity, fairness and justice.
“We believe that Igbo presidency project will address the current insecurity and economic challenges bedeviling our beloved nation, Nigeria. It is only an Igbo presidency in 2023 that will restore Nigeria back to the comity of nations as the true giant of Africa.”
“We urge the South-West to allow the South-East to produce the next president, since Chief Olusegun Obasanjo had taken a fair share of the Yoruba between 1999 and 2007 and equally President (Muhammadu) Buhari had equally honoured the late Chief MKO Abiola and appeased them with the June 12 Democracy Day.
“The North should honour the gentleman agreement that has existed since 1999 on power rotation between the North and South, that it’s the turn of the South-East to produce the next President in 2023. We urge the Northern Elders Forum to desist from any political agitation that will make Biafra a success by 2025 and any gang up against the South-East will strengthen the realisation of the sovereign state of Biafra.
“If Igbo are denied the 2023 Igbo presidency project, alternatively Biafra will be realised without another civil war and the Niger Delta will be on the side of the Biafrans if Igbo presidency project 2023 is denied. We insist that power must rotate between the North and South, and the only zone yet to get the presidency in southern Nigeria is the South-East.”
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