Politics
Comment On 2023 Presidency: Ohanaeze Declares Uwazurike Persona Non-grata In Igboland
Apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, on Monday, came hard on Ralph Uwazurike over his endorsement of Yahaya Bello for the 2023 presidential election.
Uwazurike, founder of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, now leader of Biafra Independence Movement, BIM, had over the weekend disowned the Igbo presidency project.
His action came as a shock to Ndigbo at a time there is a continuous push for a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction.
In a statement made available to DAILY POST by the President-General, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council, Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike he said Uwazurike’s action was not a surprise as he in the past jettisoned the Biafra project.
Okwu said the former MASSOB leader is known to be a man “ready to trade off himself for peanuts at every slightest opportunity.”
The Ohanaeze youth leader, who was angry over the development, described Uwazurike as “ a persona non-grata, a serial betrayer and a man who has completely lost a sense of history.”
He disclosed that “there were reports flying about that he did this volte-face after collecting N20 million. We find it strange that he could sell his conscience just for a paltry N20m, to such an extent that a supposed pro-Biafra leader now talks so much about one Nigeria.
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“However, we pity those who find anything meaningful in Uwazurike, a man who was dethroned as MASSOB leader because of the same reason. We know how he traded off the struggle in the past and was rewarded for betraying the same course he was pursuing.
“Uwazurike has long ago lost relevance in Igbo land and he knows it. Let him prove us wrong by stopping the Monda sit-at-home in Igbo land. He lacks the capacity owing to the fact that he currently has no followership. He is the leader and member of BIM, no other person has ever identified with that phony group.
“Having said that, we caution that any person having any dealings with him has entered a one-chance bus.”
He cautioned Uwazurike and his likes to retrace their steps from a “destructive journey as the day of reckoning will surely come.”
“We are unfettered in our journey towards the realization of a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction. A million Uwazurike cannot stop the project which has received endorsement from several elder statesmen from across the country, including Afenifere leaders,” Okwu declared.
Politics
Defection: Peter Obi Simply Looking For ‘Food Is Ready’ Party – Wike
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has taken a swipe on former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, over his recent defection.
Speaking during a media parley on Wednesday, Wike said Obi is looking for a ‘food is ready’ political party.
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The minister said, “Obi was in APGA, he couldn’t build APGA. He went to Labour, he ran away again from Labour. All he’s looking for is food is ready political party.”
Recall that Obi and Rabi’u Kwankwaso, former presidential candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, NNPP, on Sunday officially joined the NDC ahead of the 2027 general elections.
Politics
2027: Nobody Wants Fubara – Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims that there is widespread support for Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara to return in 2027.
Speaking during his monthly media parley on Wednesday in Abuja, Wike suggested that Fubara can’t claim to enjoy unanimous backing from the public.
He explained that the political crisis in Rivers State had earlier been addressed through the intervention of President Bola Tinubu, particularly during impeachment proceedings initiated against Fubara.
According to Wike, the President advised all parties to embrace peace, leading to the withdrawal of the impeachment move by the State House of Assembly after agreements were reached.
READ ALSO:Rivers APC Suspends Fubara Over Alleged Anti-party Activities
Wike, however, alleged that the governor failed to fully adhere to the terms agreed during the arbitration process.
Reacting to claims that the people were urging Fubara to seek re-election in 2027, Wike rejected the assertion, insisting that such narratives were misleading.
Wike maintained that appearing before the President for arbitration required respect for the outcome, noting that all parties were expected to uphold their commitments.
He said: “The President, intervened in the impeachment proceeding. I said withdraw, let their be peace. And the governor said, look, I’m ready for peace. Look, I’m no longer interested for this. I will not do this. The Assembly went and withdrew the impeachment.
“Having withdrawn the impeachment, he is now too smart on what you agreed before the President. It’s like when you go on arbitration.”
READ ALSO:Court Restrains Rivers Assembly, CJ From Impeaching Fubara, Deputy
Wike continued, “This one is what I don’t like. Nobody wants anybody. Please, don’t tell me that. Excuse me.
You can go and tell that to the market people or children. Two years that people say he should come out. Who told you that?
“Which politician will say that I was sleeping they came and woke me? Even if people people come to wake you, can’t you say, no, I won’t do it. I’m not prepared for it.
“That you appeared before a President of the country on arbitration, the two parties on arbitration, and these people respected Mr. President, and have done their own part.”
Politics
2027: Wike Opens Up On Preferred Rivers Guber Candidate
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Wednesday said he hasn’t endorsed any candidate for the Rivers state gubernatorial election in 2027.
Wike stated this on Wednesday during his monthly media parley in Abuja.
Wike said that the endorsement will come only after a meeting by the joint coalition in the state.
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He said: “I haven’t endorsed anybody. And I can’t endorse anybody until the joint coalition meets.”
DAILY POST reports that questions have been raised concerning the fate of current governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, in 2027.
The FCT Minister was reported to have endorsed former State Commissioner for Works, Alabo Dakorinama George Kelly, as his preferred candidate for the Rivers State governorship election.
Sources told DAILY POST that Wike settled for George after a closed-door meeting with key political stakeholders in Port Harcourt on Monday.
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