The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has stated that any Igbo person is free to contest the 2027 presidency or any other political office.
President General of the organisation, Senator Azuta Mbata, made this known in a statement issued on Wednesday, August 27.
His clarification followed a publication by a group he described as impostors, who claimed that no Igbo would participate in the 2027 presidential election. Mbata dismissed the report as fake.
He said: “Any Igbo person who belongs to a political party and wants to contest any elections whatsoever in 2027 is free to do so.
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“Any publications to the contrary is fake news, did not originate from Ohanaeze Ndigbo and should be discounted.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide is a socio-cultural organisation of Ndigbo and not a political party, and is not in a position to say, dictate, or even advise on who should and shouldn’t 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 and membership.”