Fulfill your campaign promises to South East region – Muslim group charges Buhari

The Muslim community in Ebonyi, has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to fulfill promises he made to the South East region during his 2015 campaign.
The Muslim community in Ebonyi operating under the aegis of Muslim Ummah Council of Nigeria, MUCON, said this in a statement they issued on Tuesday in Abakaliki.

The statement was signed by Sheikh Adam Idoko, Coordinator, South-East Operations of MUCON, and Dr Haroun Ajah, Executive Secretary South-East Coordination, respectively.
According to MUCON , the Igbo nation had played strategic roles in the socio-economic, political evolution and development of the country.
The group stressed that the President’s visit would further strengthen the unity of the Igbos and fast-track political and economic development of the area.
The statement said, “The Muslim Ummah Council of Nigeria (MUCON), South-East co-ordination, highly welcome His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, President and Commander-In-Chief, Federal Republic of Nigeria to the South-East of Nigeria for his 2-day official visit to Ebonyi and Anambra states of Nigeria on Nov. 14 and Nov.15, respectively.

“This is a great opportunity for the good people of South–East of Nigeria to consolidate on the need to move Ndigbo into the political mainstream of the Nigeria project as the surest way for promotion of the Nigeria presidency of Igbo extraction come 2023.”
The President was billed to visit Anambra on Wednesday, while Ebonyi declared Tuesday, work free day, to enable workers give the President rousing welcome.