The apex Igbo socio-cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has stated that Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi is no longer a “Igbo project.”
Chief Alex Ogbonnia, the organization’s National Publicity Secretary, stated that the Igbo had “exported him to the rest of Nigeria,” adding that Nigerians had “accepted and domesticated him.”
He said, “As you must have heard, some Igbo elders are doing some consultations. We are still insisting on Igbo presidency. In the first place, if you watch the polity, you will see a lot of advocacies about Igbo presidency by Ohanaeze Ndigbo.
“We, the Igbo people, are so happy. We brought out our goods in the market and Nigerians bought them. What else do you expect us to do? We are happy. All Igbo are happy.
“Throughout last year and the year before, we have been talking about the Igbo presidency. Ohanaeze struggled to bring it to the fore. Luckily for us, Nigerians have bought it and domesticated it. Our product has been purchased.
“It is clear that the candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, is no longer an Igbo project. He is now a national project. Ohanaeze has pushed out the matter to the rest of Nigeria,” he said.