Are Biafrans No Longer Interested In Running For Presidency In 2019?
Professor Protus Nathan Uzorma, a chieftain of the United Progressives Party (UPP) and a social critic has urged the agitators for a Igbo president in 2019, to give up the idea, as it remains a tall dream.
The UPP chieftain, who spoke during a press conference in Owerri, said that “Ndigbo should rather begin to organize themselves for the 2023 presidential race, instead of embarking on a wild goose chase in 2019,” Vanguard reports.
According to him, since the sitting president is constitutionally entitled to a second tenure and would definitely go for it, it would be a mirage for Ndigbo to win.
Professor Uzorma, dismissed the administration of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo state describing it as a disaster that has impoverished the masses over the years.
The social critic who spoke on the country’s democratic engineering since 1999, noted that although the nation had made some giant strides within the period, a lot still needed to be done to differentiate it from military despotism.
Meanwhile, the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has addressed the issue of Igbo presidency in 2019.
Emma Powerful, the spokesperson for the group stated that they are not interested in Nigeria’s affairs anymore, continuing that those flying the kite of Igbo presidency in 2019 is just a distraction.
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