A coalition of Igbo youth groups and Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide (ONYC), has endorsed the current minister of Science and Technology in President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu for the 2023 presidency of Nigeria.
The group, whose members met in Abakiliki, the Ebonyi state capital at the weekend, also picked the Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi as another possible material for the same position.
A statement emanating from the meeting, said that both Onu and Umahi are transparent in governance in addition to having proven track records of achievements.
The Igbo group described Dr. Onu as an experienced politician who played a key role in the merger of three political parties that formed the All Progressives Congress (APC).
It said that the minister has good leadership qualities, is tested and trusted, a great Nigerian patriot without any trace of corruption allegations.
This was even as it extolled Governor Umahi as the best performing governor in the southeast region with evidence of infrastructural development in Ebonyi state.
“These are the best presidential materials and candidates Igbo youths present to Nigerians at the moment.”
The group said that other more qualified Igbo politicians who are capable of contesting for the presidency are either facing corruption charges or lack the structure to actualize their ambitions.
