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S’COURT RULING: We’ll support Buhari till 2023 ―Ohanaeze Youths

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Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has welcomed the Supreme Court’s judgment that upheld President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory in the 2019 presidential election.

They congratulated President Buhari, saying that the court verdict was a clear testimony that he would surely hand over to a Nigerian President of Igbo stock in 2023.

The group, while declaring their support for the Buhari presidency, said that there would be a “mass exodus of Igbos from PDP to APC in the nearest future.”

In a statement jointly signed by its President General, okechukwu isiguzoro, and Secretary General, Okwu Nnabuike, the group urged the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to accept defeat like former President Goodluck Jonathan.

“We appreciate the doggedness of Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of PDP in 2019,” the statement read.

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“OYC urge him to emulate Former President Goodluck Jonathan’s footsteps and place a Congratulatory call and message to President Muhammadu Buhari or Vice President Yemi Osibanjo on the Supreme Court Judgement.

“Atiku had demonstrated his faith in the Judiciary and should accept his fate and join hands Federal Government to ensure Nigerians enjoy Good governance and dividends of Democracy.

“With this Victory at Supreme Court, North through President Muhammadu Buhari will enjoy uninterrupted eighth Years tenure till 2023, and definitely with fairness and equity, President Muhammadu Buhari will surely hand over to a Nigerian President of Igbo stock as the only southern zone yet to take a shot at the Presidency since 1999.”

“We enjoin Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to declare support for 2023 Igbo Presidency project as the best way to appreciate the support Igbos gave him in 2019, and we wish to categorically state that Igbos will continue to Support the President Muhammadu Buhari until 2023. There will be Mass Exodus of Igbos from PDP to APC in the nearest future, including South East Governors and senators.”

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