2019: Ohanaeze denies endorsing Atiku Abubakar at Igbo leaders meeting in Enugu, to take position soon

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Friday,
says it has not adopted any candidate for the upcoming 2019
presidential election in the country.

This followed the endorsement of the Presidential flag bearer of the
Peoples Democratic Party,PDP, Atiku Abubakar, in Enugu during the
gathering of Igbo leaders on Wednesday.

The group said it was yet to meet and decide who to support in the
forthcoming presidential election.

Ohanaeze, in a statement issued by the Deputy National Publicity
Secretary, Mazi Chuks Ibegbu, and forwarded to DAILY POST on Friday,
dismissed the report that the gathering of the Igbo leaders in Enugu,
and the endorsement of Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate, were
facilitated by the group.

The apex Igbo body, although admitted that the President General,
Chief John Nwodo attended the Enugu meeting, said that was not the
position of Ohanaeze.

The statement reads," Ohanaeze Ndigbo has not yet adopted any
Presidential candidate as some media houses recently reported.

"The visit of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic
Party, Atiku Abubakar to some Igbo leaders in Enugu was not
facilitated by Ohanaeze Ndigbo, though the President General and some
chieftains of Ohanaeze Ndigbo were present.

"It was a town hall meeting organised by some friends and associates
of Al.h Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi, his Vice Presidential candidate
and Ohanaeze leadership was invited .

Of course, Ohanaeze Ndigbo is non-partisan but we cannot shirk our
responsibility to ensure that the right people are in power for the
benefit of Ndigbo and all Nigerians.

"We are elated, however, by the promise of Atku Abubakar to
restructure Nigeria and address the visible marginalisation of Ndigbo
in Nigeria.

"Ohanaeze Ndigbo will early in January 2019 organize stakeholders and
Imeobi meeting to decided the political trajectory and direction of
Ndigbo in 2019".