Afrigather The Ohanaeze socio-cultural group has mentioned Igbos have moved on with the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.
This was as Ohanaeze urged the Labour Social gathering, LP, presidential candidate, Peter Obi to simply accept the result of the presidential election in good destiny.
Ohanaeze’s Secretary-Common, Okechukwu Isiguzoro, was reacting to a name in opposition to Tinubu by a gaggle often called Igbo Patriotic Discussion board and Elders Discussion board.
The group had mentioned Tinubu shouldn’t be inaugurated as president till the tribunal decides the winner of the 2023 presidential election.
Condemning the decision, Isiguzoro mentioned the Ime-Obi has determined that Igbos ought to help Tinubu’s presidency till the courtroom of competent jurisdiction says in any other case.
Talking with DAILY POST, Isiguzoro mentioned Obi is the candidate for the long run.
In accordance with Isiguzoro: “At this time limit, we won’t affiliate with Igbos saying Asiwaju shouldn’t be sworn in on Could 29 till the tribunal and the Supreme Court docket determine who turns into the president.
“They had been seeing cases the place, in a soccer match, it’s fallacious at hand over a trophy to a winner when the match continues to be ongoing, that the election course of continues to be on till the Supreme Court docket provides its mandate.
“Ohanaeze, after due consultations with Southeast governors, Igbo elders, Ime-Obi, and the overall meeting in Enugu determined to warning all stakeholders within the Igbo venture to watch out of their utterances and to not painting Ndigbos as being in opposition to Tinubu as a result of the results of such actions would fall again on our shoulders and Igbo populace who’re primarily merchants, dwelling exterior Igbo talking states. The vast majority of them are within the Southwest, significantly in Lagos State.
“We’re cautioning all these utilizing the Igbo platform to permit the courtroom to do justice, as a result of Ohanaeze has nothing to lose. These saying Tinubu shouldn’t be sworn in are calling for an interim authorities, and this name may be very satanic and evil and doesn’t signify the curiosity of Ndigbos.”
Isiguzoro mentioned the group wouldn’t permit some parts to pitch Igbos in opposition to the President-elect.
He added: “That’s their very own opinion, however Ohanaeze will attend his inauguration and never choose a combat with the President-elect.
“The place of Ohanaeze may be very clear; we’ll proceed to help whoever INEC declares because the president, and with the total backing of the Igbo governors with Rivers State, Ohanaeze is asking on these agitating for an interim authorities to drop it, it’s satanic.
“We’re saying everyone ought to help Tinubu’s inauguration, however that doesn’t cease them from doing their work. We’re calling on all our 52 affiliated our bodies that Ime-Obi has mandated that each agitation for the 2023 election ought to finish as a result of Ndigbo has moved on.
He charged the LP presidential candidate to start out constructing significant bridges forward of the subsequent election.
“Peter Obi is the candidate of the long run, no one ought to use this election to create enmity as a result of Igbos and Yorubas, no one ought to choose up a combat they will’t end in opposition to Tinubu. Igbo merchants throughout the nation would really feel the warmth of the proclamation of some so-called elders.”
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