2023: Igbo Presidency Can Only Be Possible On National Consensus - Okupe

The former National Publicity Secretary of the National Republican Convention (NRC), Doyin Okupe has said that an Igbo presidency can only be possible in 2023 if there is a grand national consensus that supports it.

Okupe stated this on his verified Twitter handle on Saturday. He said the national consensus can only materialise if the core north forgives the Igbos for the killing of Sardauna of Sokoto, Ahmadu Bello, by Nigerian soldiers of Igbo extraction in the 1966 coup.

His Tweet read, “An Igbo President is only possible if we are able to evolve a grand National Consensus on the project such as that which was enacted in 1999 when the two presidential candidates were Yoruba.

“A national consensus for Igbo Presidency cannot evolve until the core north forgives the Igbos for the killing of Sardauna of Sokoto by Nigerian soldiers of Igbo extraction in the 1966 coup.

“This is the political knot only the Igbo leaders must spearhead and with the support of other well-meaning Nigerians, resolve with a high level of humility and political dexterity.”

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Okupe who aims to run in the 2023 presidential election said he would shelve the ambition if the national consensus for an Igbo presidency emerges.

“If this consensus emerges, in the interest of equity, fairness & national unity, I will shelve my ambition & support whoever is chosen as a candidate by my party.

“However, in the event that this national consensus is not achievable, I will run for president in 2023 by God’s grace,” he added.

A national consensus for Igbo Presidency cannot evolve until the core north forgives the Igbos for the killing of Sardauna of Sokoto by nigerian soldiers of igbo extraction in the 1966 Coup.

— Doyin (@doyinokupe) March 20, 2021