2023: Igbo leaders finally endorse candidate for President [PHOTO]

<p><strong>Leaders drawn from the <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OpenLife&period;ng">South-East<&sol;a> and <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OpenLife&period;ng">South-South<&sol;a> geo-political zones of Nigeria have thrown their weight behind business mogul&comma; <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;OpenLife&period;ng">Moses Ayom<&sol;a> in respect of the 2023 presidential election&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Led by Igwe Friday Ozochi &lpar;Ozochimere Eze 1&rpar;&comma; the leaders conferred on Ayom&comma; an aspirant for the Presidency in 2023 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress &lpar;APC&rpar;&comma; the chieftaincy title of Ozo Ndi Igbo 1 of Nigeria &lpar;Saviour of the Igbo race in Nigeria&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;It is with a sense of responsibility that we make this call&period; Having watched the tussle for who and which region should produce the next President of this country&comma; we view the cry of the Middle Belt as one that is close if not worse to that of our region&comma; the South East&comma;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em> Igwe Ozochi said&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;12&sol;hjj-2-768x486-1&period;webp"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-medium wp-image-11538" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2021&sol;12&sol;hjj-2-768x486-1-300x190&period;webp" alt&equals;"" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"190" &sol;><&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;This is because whilst our zone&comma; the South East&comma; had produced a democratic President and Vice president in the persons of Dr&period; Nnamdi Azikiwe and Vice President in the person of Dr&period; Alex Ekwueme&comma; both of blessed memory&comma; the Middle Belt has produced none of these in our democratic journey&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><em><strong>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;Much as we feel that every zone at the moment apart from the North-West is making a genuine case for the Presidency&comma; especially the South-East&comma; we believe that the Middle Belt can serve as a galvanizing front to play the uniting role you have always played in keeping Nigeria strong and united&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h1><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;islamic-group-names-bandit-leader-behind-sokoto-killings&sol;"><span style&equals;"color&colon; &num;ff0000&semi;">Islamic Group Exposes Bandits Leader Behind Sokoto Killings &lbrack;PHOTO&rsqb;<&sol;span><&sol;a><&sol;h1>&NewLine;<p>He noted that the regions settled for Ayom given his pedigree<em><strong> &OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;as a man with the requisite entrepreneurial antecedents&comma; which are basic requirements for a virile and prosperous nation&period;”<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;p>&NewLine;