Sen. Uzodinma Reveals Why Igbos Are Clamoring For Presidency

Senator Hope Uzodinma of Imo West has said the only way Igbos can forget the pains of the Nigerian Civil War of the late ’60’s is to get the presidency in 2023.

Uzodinma noted that other regions in the South have had a shot at the exalted office except the South East.

According to him, Igbos will be assured that they are not hated in the country when they finally land the position in 2023.

“You see; it is supremely important because that will assure Ndigbo that the ugly events of the civil war have been truly put behind us,” the senator told Sun News when asked why he is championing the cause for an Igbo presidency.

“If by 2023, the presidency returns to the south and by acts of omission or commission, it eludes Ndigbo, then that will only be a confirmation that Igbo have not truly been accepted into the mainstream of Nigerian politics.

“As you know, in 1998, former Vice-President, late Alex Ekwueme was coasting home with the PDP presidential ticket. It took a high level conspiracy to stop him.

“Many people believed that it was because he was Igbo and because of the stigma of the civil war. So, if in 2023 Igbo are stopped again, the simple conclusion will be that the rest of Nigeria do not welcome them as equal stakeholders in Project Nigeria.”

He added that the “Igbo should be compensated for the civil war by allowing only Igbo candidates for the presidency.

“This is a noble suggestion which should be embraced by every patriotic Nigerian. As for supporting a weak or unpopular Igbo presidential candidate in 2023, I think that if the right synergy is struck between the south-east and other zones before the election, which will not happen.”