Apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has stated that any Igbo person is free to contest in the 2027 presidential election.
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President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Azuta Mbata, made this known on Wednesday night in a statement he personally signed.
He dismissed as fake and unfounded a recent media report alleging that the organisation had barred Ndigbo from contesting the presidency in the next general elections.
Part of the statement read: “Any Igbo person who belongs to a political party and wants to contest any election whatsoever in 2027 is free to do so.
“Any publication to the contrary is fake news, did not originate from Ohanaeze Ndigbo, and should be discountenanced by the entirety of Ndigbo.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide is a socio-cultural organisation of Ndigbo and not a political party. As such, Ohanaeze is not in a position to say, dictate, or even advise on who should or should not contest elections in Nigeria in 2027 or at any time for that matter. Ndigbo are advised to continue their lawful political activities in the various political parties of their choice.”
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