The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has denied endorsing Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 presidential election.
The Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the organisation, Mr Chuks Ibegbu disclosed this on Thursday in Enugu at a media briefing to mark the second anniversary of the current executive of the organisation.
Ibegbu said that the clarification became necessary following misconceptions on the event of November 14, 2018, where some Igbo leaders endorsed the candidacy of Atiku Abubakar for the presidency. It would be recalled that some Igbo leaders had during a meeting in Enugu attended by Atiku and the national leaders of the PDP including the Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki endorsed Atiku.
Ibegbu, however, clarified that the said endorsement was done by the friends of Atiku, adding that the organization had not endorsed any particular candidate. The deputy national publicity secretary said that the organisation needed to be circumspect, “as its children are in all the political parties.” He said that the organization would soon meet to take a holistic position on the 2019 general elections.
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