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The leadership of the Southeast Muslim Elders Council expressed their support for a presidential candidate of Igbo extraction in the 2023 election.
The group disclosed this in Abakiliki, the Ebonyi State capital, on Sunday, after members deliberated on issues of concern in the region and beyond.
According to PUNCH, the group insisted that Igbo Presidency in 2023 was non-negotiable because the North, South-West, and South-South geopolitical zones have each had their turns in the Presidency since 1999.
The group also expressed concerns about the non-inclusion and recognition of Muslims in the affairs of the zone, especially by the governors of the zone and the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide.
Sulaiman Akandu, a representative of the group from Abia State, who has served as the Commissioner for Lands and Survey, urged the governors of the zone and Ohanaeze Ndigbo to include Muslims in the political and economic deliberations of the region.
“The Council regrets the non-involvement and recognition of Igbo Muslims in the affairs of the region, a situation where the South-East governors recognize Christian clergies, traditional rulers, but refuse to accord same to Igbo Muslims in the zone,” Akandu said.
The former commissioner emphasized the fact that it is only the South-East region that has not ruled the nation since 1999, stressing that Nigeria is for all regions.
“Also we resolved to support the clamour for Nigeria president of Igbo extraction in 2023.
“This is predicated on the fact that Nigeria is hatched on three stands, Igbo, Hausa, and Yoruba. So under natural circumstances, it is the turn of the east.
“The West, that is clamoring for President is prejudicial because they have taken eight years as President and another eight years as Vice-President.The North has taken two years during late Musa Yar-Adua and now undergoing eight years, under President Buhari,” the group said.
“So the Nigerian President of Igbo extraction in 2023 is non-negotiable; it is a natural cause.
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