The Supreme Igbo Security Council, a group committed to peace on Thursday said it would support President Goodluck Jonathan for second term if he indicated his interest.
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The President of the council, Mr Bobby Ukadike, made the declaration while addressing journalists in Abuja.
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He said that the North and South had had a fair share of the office of the president, saying that other parts of the country should be given a chance to lead as well.
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Ukadike said that in spite of many challenges ravaging the polity, President Goodluck Jonathan had delivered dividends of democracy to the citizens of the country.
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“It is not the turn of the North or the South to rule Nigeria now; President Jonathan should be allowed to have his second term in office.
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“It is the turn of the Ndigbo to produce the next president of Nigeria immediately after President Jonathan’s second term in office,’’ he said.
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He said that the Igbos were an integral part of country, saying that the office of the president was not a monopoly of any of the regions of the country.
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Ukadike appealed to the leadership of the insurgents in the country to stop the bloodshed and come to a round table with the Federal Government for a compromise.
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He said that the appeal became necessary for the restoration of peace, especially in the North eastern of the country.
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