Ahead
of the kick-off of the 2019 general election in the country, PDP
presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar and his running-mate, met with
Igbo leaders in Enugu.
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku
Abubakar, have this Wednesday afternoon, met with prominent Igbo
leaders from the five states of the South East.
Atiku reportedly addressed the gathering in company with of his
running mate, Peter Obi, at the meeting which is being held at the Nike
Lake Hotel, Enugu.
President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Nnia Nwodo and the Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, joined the meeting midway.
Those in attendance were, Senator Ben Bruce, Ben Obi, Prof. Ben
Nwabueze, Senator Chris Anyanwu, Chief Achike Udenwa, Chief Onyema
Ugochukwu, Prof. Anya O. Anya, Emeka Ugwu-Oji, Amb. Frank Ogbuewu, Amb.
Lawrence Nwuruku, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Prof. A.B.C. Nwosu, Prof.
Uche Azikwe, Amb. George Obiozor and former Ohanaeze President-General,
Chief Gary Igariwey.
Others included, Lt.Gen. Azubuike Ihejirika (rtd), Olisa Agbakoba
(SAN), Prof. Osita Ogbu, Dr. Okwesileze Nwodo, Chief Felix Mgbada,
Archbishop Maxwell Anikwenwa, Prof Walter Ofornagoro, Commodore James
Anieke (rtd), Chief Abel Chukwu, Prof Amuche Azi, Prof. Uzodimma Nwala,
Amb. Lawrence Agubuzo, Chief Adolphus Wabara, among others.
The meeting, chaired by renowned constitutional lawyer, Nwabueze,
has restructuring of Nigeria and the agenda for the Igbo in 2019 as its
main thrust.
Tagged ‘Ahamaefula’, the concourse was said to be the “beginning of a new struggle to assert Igbo full citizenship in Nigeria”.
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