Igbo presidency: Senator Ekweremadu advocates negotiation with north ahead of 2023

Igbo presidency: Senator Ekweremadu advocates negotiation with north ahead of 2023

- The conversation around the 2023 presidential election is still ongoing

- One issue that keeps coming up is the quest for Igbo presidency and the need for power shift to the southeast

- A prominent southeast politician has offered advice to Igbo politicians on how to go about their demands

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Senator Ike Ekweremadu has called on southeast politicians to engage the northern part of the country in dialogue in their quest for Igbo presidency in 2023.

Vanguard reports that the former deputy Senate president made the call on Wednesday, November 25 in Abuja at a book presentation authored by brands strategist, Ikem Okuhu.

The Enugu-born federal lawmaker noted that while the calls for ceding the presidential tickets of the major political parties to the southeast are in order, he, however, counselled that the zone must engage the northern part of the country in dialogue.

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Igbo presidency: Senator Ekweremadu advocates negotiation with north ahead of 2023
Senator Ekweremadu has advocated for Igbo negotiation with the north ahead of 2023. Photo credit: @NGRSenate
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His words:

“There is clamour for Igbo presidency today. And I believe it can only be realised if we engage ourselves in conversation with northern Nigeria to buy into our initiative.”

Meanwhile, the minister of works and housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola, has advised the leadership of the APC to respect and honour the agreement reached at the formative stage of the party for zoning to take place.

Fashola made the comment while chatting with selected journalists in Abuja on Tuesday, November 24, adding that there was an agreement on zoning which he said should be honoured.

In a related development, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise will commence in the first quarter of 2021 ahead of the 2023 general elections.

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Jerrywright Ukwu Jerrywright Ukwu is an Abuja-based senior political/defence correspondent. He is a graduate of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos and the International Institute of Journalism in Abuja. He is also a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. He spends his leisure-time reading history books. He can be reached via email at jerrywright39@yahoo.com.