Ex-Presidential aide, Okupe, counsels South-East on how to ensure an Igbo president in 2023

Former presidential aide, Doyin Okupe, has stated that an Igbo presidency can only be achievable if there is a nationwide consensus that supports it.

Okupe made this assertion via a series of tweets on Saturday, March 20.

According to him, 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.

He said on Twitter, “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.

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“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.”

Furthermore, Okupe stated his intentions to run for the 2023 presidential election but revealed he would shelve the ambition if the national consensus for an Igbo presidency emerges.

He said, “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.”

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