The National Forum for South East Presidency (NFSEP), a coalition advocating for emergence of a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction in 2023, has urged other geo-political zones to support the project in order to help the region erase the memory of civil war and feeling of marginalisation.
NFSEP, while also appealing to all political parties to field Southeasterners as candidates on 2023 presidential poll, posited that allowing a southeasterner to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari whose tenure was expected to end in 2023, would whittle the power and existence of secessionist groups in the region.
The president of the coalition, Dr. Patrick Enuneku, who stated this at the group’s zonal meeting and award presentations held at Enugu, pointed out that people of the zone believed strongly in unity and progress of the country and had supported other geopolitical zones to produce president.
Enuneku said with the president of Igbo extraction, it would be easier for the country to witness massive socioeconomic development, national integration, overcome insecurity, recession and secessionists agitations other challenges due to the intellectual power and peaceful disposition of igbo people.
Earlier, the zonal chairman of NFSEP, Chinedu Chibuzo Ukwu, stated that the major objective of the meeting was to brainstorm on ways forward for the people of the zone in Nigeria politics as well as to honour some illustrious sons and daughters of the zone with awards, for their contributions towards championing the cause of equity, fairness and justice in the Nigerian federation.
