2023: Igbo Presidency In The Interest Of Justice, Federal Character — NYO Chairman Insists

The chairman Nigerian Youth Organisation (NYO) Abia state, Barrister Victor Etie, has backed the call by the South East and Abia chapter of the organization for political parties to zone their presidential ticket to the region.

He said this is necessary in the interest of natural justice, federal character, peace, and unity of the country.

In a chat with ABN TV on Thursday, Etie Abia NYO will be at the forefront of the actualisation of the Presidency of Igbo extraction.

He urged all the political parties to zone their Presidential ticket to the south East of the country, adding that it is morally fair and just.

“South-East zone has eminently qualified candidates for the position of the president of Nigeria and it will be in the interest of natural justice, federal character, peace, and unity of this country if the next president emerges from the southeast zone,” he said.

He further enjoined Abia youths to be law-abiding and embrace dialogue, discussions, and engagements of key players in the country as a way forward aftermath of the #EndSARS agitation and other societal ills and marginalization of the youths.

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He said with discussions and dialogue the youths will achieve their aims and take their rightful place in the affairs of the country.

The umbrella body of Nigeria Youths Organization (NYO) South-East zone had as part of activities marking the 2020 National Youth Day celebration appealed to all registered political parties in the country to zone their presidential ticket to the zone.

The youths said the gesture will help for a peaceful transition of power that will usher in Nigeria President of Igbo extraction to compensate the zone which they said has suffered severe political marginalization since 1960s.

National Vice President of NYO, South East Zone, Comrade Okorie Chukwumaobi Okorie, who made the appeal to political parties at a press conference in Abakaliki said there was great need to give the zone the opportunity to govern the country like other zones have done to engender equity, justice, and fairness in the nation’s politics.

NYO, therefore, called on governors of the zone and indeed all political office holders from the zone to be proactive in leadership and representations in order to justify the confidence reposed on them by the people warning that the youths can no longer condone poor performance from them.

Speaking on the EndSARS protest, NYO called on government to convoke national youths conference to dialogue with the youths of the nation to move the nation forward.

Comrade Okorie further called on President Muhammadu Buhari to consider the creation of National Youth Development Commission (NYDC) and the building of National Centre for Youth Development in the country.

‘’That we the teeming members of Nigeria Youth Organisation (NYO) South East Zone as a region do call on the Leadership of all the Political Parties in Nigeria to zone their Presidential Tickets to South East Zone in order to pave way for the emergence of a Nigerian President of South Eastern extraction Come 2023 in the interest of Peace, Love, Oneness, Fairness, Equity, Unity, Fair Treatment and Natural Justice.

‘’We cannot thankless the Honourable Minister for Youth and Sports Development, Mr. Sunday, Dare for his proactive Leadership which saw Mr. President’s approval for the establishment of NIGERIA YOUTH INVESTMENT FUND to the tone of 75billion Naira the first ever since the history of Nigerian State.

‘’As we celebrate this great day, I do convey my message of condolence to all the families who lost their loved ones during the recent struggle for end of SARS, Police Brutality, Corruption and Bad Governance in Nigeria as a whole’’ Okorie said.