A group known as the centre for Equity and Justice has released a list of possible Igbo presidential and Vice Presidential candidates for the 2023 elections.
The group, in a statement to POLITICS NIGERIA on Thursday, signed by its spokesperson, Chuks Ibegbu, noted that the current list contains names of possible presidential candidates who could be fielded from the South-East and Vice-presidential candidates from the north, adding that a final list will be released soon. The list includes;
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES
MRS SALLY MBANEFOR
BARR SULLIVAN CHIME
DR CHRIS NGIGE
CHIEF CLETUS IBETO
DR UCHE OGAH
CHIEF UZODIMMA OKPARA
B ARR EMEKA WOGU
PROF UCHE AZIKIWE
CHIEF OKECHUKWU NWADINOBI
PRINCESS ALUU IBIAM
MRS CHIMAMANDA ADICHIE
MRS NDI OKEREKE ONYIUKE
PROF MADUIKE EZEIBE
DR IBE KACHIUKWU
ADMIRAL EZEOBA
AIR MARSHAL PAUL DIKE
PROF AJA KPURU AJA
CHIEF AGUIYI IRONSI JNR
CHIEF ONYEMA UGOCHUKWU
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FOR NORTHERN VP IN THE THIRD BATCH INCLUDE
DR ABDULLAHI ISAH
PROF ABUBAKAR IMAM
ALH BAGUDU MAMMAN
GOVERNOR ORTOM OF BENUE STATE
PROF JALINGO DALHATU
GEN ZAMANI LEKWOT
The group admonished all the key political parties in Nigeria should consider and choose their presidential and vice-presidential candidates from the list. They advised that the Presidency in 2023 should be “zoned to Igbos in the interest of peace, unity and stability of the nation.”