A group called Igbos in Diaspora Initiative for Buhari, IDIB, a pro -Buhari group on Sunday voiced out their disapprovalof the endorsement of President Goodluck Jonathan for re-election in the upcoming polls by the Ohaneze Ndigbo group.
The Coordinator of IDIB, Mazi David Nonso Ifeanyi Ezedinma, disclosed this in an interview with Daily Trust on Sunday, where he said the Igbo people were not in support of the said endorsement of the President by the Ohaneze Ndigbo group.
Ezedinma said: “We woke up with news of a purported endorsement of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate by Ohaneze Ndigbo. To say we were shocked by that news is to be mild with our feelings. It never happened because the umbrella body does not have the approval of Igbo people to do so,”.
The IDIB Coordinator who is a Special Adviser to Governor Umaru Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa State, observed that some top government officials and politicians were absent during the recently held Igbo Day organized by Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide in Awka, the Anambra State capital.
“Ohaneze’s event did not attract any dignitaries; there was no support from the people. So from whom did the body get the approval of the people to voice support for a particular presidential candidate?
Ezedinma further stated that, “Why must Igbos support what has been tried, and is found to be legendary for failing. Second term is not a period for campaign; it is one for showcasing the deliveries of the term in office.
Igbos should ask the president what he has done for them to give him the support. We have not seen that coming from Ohaneze. The body stands the risk of losing respect and support from Igbos, if what we read about it is true.” (Daily Post)
