..Says time to use South East against South East is Over
…Calls for fairness, justice, equity and purposeful leadership

AHEAD of 2023 general elections, former Federal Commissioner for Information and South-South Leader, Chief Edwin Clark has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor should come from the South East geo-political zone of the country.

Clark has however described as abominable and condemnable if any Igbo speaking person from Delta and Rivers States aspires for the exalted position because such a person speaks Igbo, adding that no person from Oshimili South and North, Aniocha, Agbor or Ukwani should come out for presidency, but they should all join the South East to achieve it come 2023

Speaking Sunday at his Asokoro residence, Abuja when he received the leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo and some South East leaders led by the President General, Professor George Obiozor, the Elderstateman who is the National Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF said that the time has come for the South East region to produce the President of Nigeria and 2023 is the time

” I don’t belong to any political party, but I speak my mind.
“We are supporting the South East region. Anybody from Midwest, Oshimili South and North, Aniocha South and North, Ika, Agbor or Ukwani, if you say I am ready to be the President of Nigeria because I speak Igbo, that is punishable because when you do something that people don’t like, it abominable.

” I have said it, all the Igbos in Anioma, Rivers, in Delta, where ever they are, this is the time for Igbo, South East President. We have the same problem, when we went to the 2014 National Conference, we said that the South East has five states, they should be given additional states so that everyone will have same states like in other zones if that will stable Nigeria, create them.

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Earlier in his remarks, the President General of Ohaneze Ndigbo Worldwide, Professor George Obiazor who noted that Nigeria as a country was in serious agony and pains, said that the time has come for the restoration of the dignity of Man National Healing

“We should start doing something to address the problem. I urge the Federal Government to reconsider the use of force, I want the government to conspicuously impress the values of justice, equity and fairness as its true sense so that Nigeria will face clear ease of unity.  It is time for the government and the people to start the process of healing. Nigeria is in agony and pains, it is time for national healing
In his response, Chief Clark stated that the successor to President Buhari should come from the South East of Nigeria. This is in line with equity and natural justice. He acknowledged that the Igbo have been alienated from the seat of federal power for so long.

Clark described as abominable and condemnable if any Igbo speaking person from Delta and Rivers States aspires for the exalted position because such a person speaks Igbo, adding that no person from Oshimili South and North, Aniocha, Agbor or Ukwuani or Rivers should come out for presidency, but they should all join the South East to achieve it come 2023″.

The PANDEV leader stressed that he doesn’t belong to any political party, “but I speak my mind”. He stated that he is fired by a deep sense of patriotism and innate  desire for the unity and corporate existence of Nigeria.

The born leader added  that the South South have similar problems with the South East and that accounted for their common positions at the 2014 National Conference. “We supported that the South East with five states, should be given additional state so that every zone will have the same number of states. He argued that it will help to stablize Nigeria.

Others in the joint discussion include Sen. Ben Obi, Okey Emuchay, Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, Damian Okeke Ogene, Chief Goddy Uwazulike, Dr. Ashedu, Hon Mrs Beatrice Eze, Amb. Eddy Onuoha, Nze, Ozichukwu, Paddy Njoku, Iga Igariwey, Onyema Ugochukwu,  Guy Ikeokwu, Dubem Onyia, Onyema Ugochukwu, ABC Nwosu, Allawe Brodrick, Arc. Obong Victor Attah, Dickson Sofia, Stella Udeogu, Bassey Henshaw, Brodrick Bozimo, Mac Emakpore, Godknows Igale, Ijaw National Congress, Ijaw Welfare Association