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Nigeria’s president may yet have the Ohaneze Ndi Igbos to parley with after the Pan-Igbo group revealed that it does not regret voting en masse for former president, Goodluck Jonathan at the last presidential election.
During a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday to kick-start the 2015 Igbo Day celebration, the group’s president in the Federal Capital Territory, Mazi Odozi Elijah Nwodozi, informed that the igbos in the country remain united and all voted their conscience rather than for gains.
The Igbos had been criticised by many following their massive votes for Jonathan during the last presidential election in the country, but The Guardian reports that although their candidate lost out in the election, they can still hold their heads up and say they do regret voting against Nigeria’s current leader.
According to Nwodozi: “In the 2015 elections, Ndigbos made a clear choice; it was decisive. We made the best choice, as known to us. So, we have no regrets — whether, or not, we are being punished for that choice. We are in a democracy. The president is the president of all, irrespective of how any region voted.
“This simply shows character, that if an Igbo man decides to support you, he does so no matter the consequence. That shows we are unwaivered.”
While also stating that they have observed how the government of the day has sidelined the Ndigbos with the appointments made so far, they remain less concerned.
He added: “Ndigbos are strong people. We are like a phoenix; we always rise from our ashes. We cannot be broken as a people. We will surely get to the promised land.
“Ndigbos, without doubt, made a bold statement through the ballot box on March 28, 2015.We achieved three major milestones, namely, a true reconciliation with our brothers in the old eastern region — an exhibition of the readiness of Ndigbos to allow minority ethnic group play active roles in the leadership of the nation.
“It was also a major achievement in that it showed unity of purpose. And the voting pattern also debunked the age long insinuation that Igbos have no unified voice.”
Nigeria’s president may yet have the Ohaneze Ndi Igbos to parley with after the Pan-Igbo group revealed that it does not regret voting en masse for former president, Goodluck Jonathan at the last presidential election.
During a press conference in Abuja on Wednesday to kick-start the 2015 Igbo Day celebration, the group’s president in the Federal Capital Territory, Mazi Odozi Elijah Nwodozi, informed that the igbos in the country remain united and all voted their conscience rather than for gains.
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The Igbos had been criticised by many following their massive votes for Jonathan during the last presidential election in the country, but The Guardian reports that although their candidate lost out in the election, they can still hold their heads up and say they do regret voting against Nigeria’s current leader.
According to Nwodozi: “In the 2015 elections, Ndigbos made a clear choice; it was decisive. We made the best choice, as known to us. So, we have no regrets — whether, or not, we are being punished for that choice. We are in a democracy. The president is the president of all, irrespective of how any region voted.
“This simply shows character, that if an Igbo man decides to support you, he does so no matter the consequence. That shows we are unwaivered.”
While also stating that they have observed how the government of the day has sidelined the Ndigbos with the appointments made so far, they remain less concerned.
He added: “Ndigbos are strong people. We are like a phoenix; we always rise from our ashes. We cannot be broken as a people. We will surely get to the promised land.
“Ndigbos, without doubt, made a bold statement through the ballot box on March 28, 2015.We achieved three major milestones, namely, a true reconciliation with our brothers in the old eastern region — an exhibition of the readiness of Ndigbos to allow minority ethnic group play active roles in the leadership of the nation.
“It was also a major achievement in that it showed unity of purpose. And the voting pattern also debunked the age long insinuation that Igbos have no unified voice.”
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