As we may know, the race to the 2023 presidential elections has continued to gather momentum in recent months, with a lot of Political party activities, going on in the country....CONTINUE READING THE FULL ARTICLE>>>
However, one issue that has been a subject of discourse for many individuals and groups, is the agitation by the Southeast region of Nigeria for an Igbo candidate to emerge as the next President of Nigeria in 2023.
Socio-political groups such as the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, believe, that it is a matter of fairness and equity that the southeast region produces Nigeria’s next President.
However, in my opinion, the southeast region, which is predominantly made up of the Igbo ethnic nationality, are currently making a mistake in their journey to actualizing their 2023 presidential bid.
How do I mean?
Judging from recent events, former Senate President, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim has publicly shown his interest to run for President, in 2023.
Also, not long ago, a Northern Arewa group endorsed former Governor of Imo State and current Senator, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, as a candidate for Presidency, in 2023.
While it is not wrong to show interest in running for President, the Igbos are making the mistake of not unanimously projecting one single candidate for the 2023 presidency.
This is because the prospect of having more than one Igbo presidential candidate ahead of the 2023 Presidential election will, in my opinion, reduce the vote percentage of each candidate as against when only one candidate is being supported.
If the southeast wants an Igbo man to win the presidential election, then they have to cast all their votes for one single candidate, instead of splitting their votes for different candidates.
As we may know, the northern region has a huge population of voters. And they will likely vote for their kinsman (a Northerner). If the Igbos must stand a chance in 2023, then they should not make the mistake of having multiple candidates that will lead to the splitting of southeastern votes.
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