2023 Presidency: S’East Group Applauds Igbo Presidential Hopefuls

A group, South East Youths for Equity Alliance (SEYEA), has lauded the courage and unwavering commitment of some Igbo leaders towards the quest by Igbo nation to produce President Muhammadu Buhari’s successor in the 2023 general elections in Nigeria.
The socio-cultural group also applauded the bold step taken by former Imo State Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, Senator Anyim Pius Anyim, Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi and other worthy Igbo leaders for declaring their intentions for the number one seat of the nation.
The applause was contained in a statement by the National Publicity Secretary of SEYEA, Comrade Obiyor Ugochukwu, and made available to journalists on Sunday.
The southeast organization further reiterated the preparedness of the region to lead the country and salvage her from the myriads of challenges threatening its corporate existence, calling on other sections of the country to support the southeast in adherence to equity, justice and fairness.
SEYEA also commended the representative of Imo West Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Senator Rochas Okorocha, for joining the presidential race.
It added that Okorocha’s declaration to run for Nigeria presidential seat has given impetus to numerous calls and demands of people of Igbo nation for a better share since after the civil war.
According to the statement by the Igbo group, “The leadership of South East Youths for Equity Alliance and its entire members wish to commend Dist. Sen. Rochas Okorocha, for making known his intention to contest for the number one seat of the nation. Senator Okorocha that we all know is not just a mere politician or a novice in national politics, but a force that can be reckoned with in the country.”
Okorocha had declared his intention to run for Nigerian presidency in the coming 2023 general elections on the platform of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC).
The Tide source reported that the ex-Imo governor disclosed his intention in a letter sent to the leadership of the Senate and read on the floor of the red legislative chamber by President, Senator Ahmed Lawan, last month.
Abia varsity, army synergise to curb insecurity.
The Vice-Chancellor of Abia State University, Uturu, Professor Onyemachi Ogbulu, has pledged his administration’s determination in the crusade against security challenges within the university community and its environs.
Ogbulu, who made the pledge while receiving the new Army Commanding Officer 143 Battalion, Ovim Isiukwuato, Lt. Col. Timothy Okundayo, at the weekend, expressed confidence that God will grant the officer and his men the wisdom and grace to restrategize and come up with new measures to tackle the security challenges of kidnapping, armed robbery, cultism and other crimes within the area.
The VC applauded his predecessor, Lt. Col. Umar Abduallahi Iliyasu and also described the latter as a committed and gallant officer whose efforts in providing security within the University community yielded tremendous success.