May 29: Wike, Ikpeazu, Umahi move to ensure Ohanaeze attends Tinubu’s inauguration


Three governors have backed up Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s plan to honour the invitation to attend the May 29 inauguration of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu.


In a statement issued on Wednesday, May 24, 2023, by the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Secretary General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the apex Igbo socio-cultural body stated that governors Dave Umahi of Ebonyi State, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State, and Nyesom Wike of Rivers State have “seconded their decision and are actively working with them to actualize it.

The statement by Isiguzoro said: “Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide is mobilizing massively to attend the inauguration of President-Elect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on Monday, 29th May, 2023, at Eagle Square, Abuja.


“Ohanaeze Ndigbo came to the pragmatic conclusion that boycotting Tinubu’s inauguration was of no strategic benefit to Ndigbo. Rather, it would lead to undue isolation of Ndigbo while giving the impression that Ndigbo was at war with him (Tinubu).


“For the avoidance of doubt, Ohanaeze wishes the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, well in his pursuit to exercise his legal and constitutional rights over the 2023 presidential election results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.

“However, Ohanaeze Ndigbo urges Ndigbo to remain law-abiding and avoid engaging the Tinubu-led Federal Government in confrontation. Ndigbo is mindful of the future and will never play bad politics of bitterness and malice against President-Elect Tinubu.


“Indeed, the era of “nzogbu nzogbu” politics is over, and Ndigbo should learn to approach political issues in Nigeria from a holistic perspective, not disjointed sentiments.

“It will be unwise for Ndigbo to boycott the inauguration of the incoming administration of the Federal Government of Nigeria under Tinubu since it will amount to cutting off our noses to spite our faces.

“World leaders, including former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair and US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, have already congratulated Tinubu, and their countries are billed to attend his inauguration.”


The Ohanaeze chieftain further noted that the three governors are eager to not only facilitate Ohanaeze Ndigbo’s attendance at the inauguration but have also “resolved to stick out their necks to ensure that Ndigbo is not isolated and left in the cold under Tinubu.”

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Ohaneze's decision to attend Escobar's swearing-in ceremony is a good move.

That's because Ohaneze should be for the overall progress of Nigeria while it represents Igbo interests in the union.

Hahahha.Them serious beforepeter obi should just surrender cos even his people are already with Tinubu

Their presence or absence don’t make a different……

taylor89:


What must be must be


Wether Obi reclaims our mandate or not but trust me what must be must be


I don’t know how to explain what I mean and I wish someone can understand what I mean

Bye bye

You have made your point but the truth is that what must be, must be

Chaiiiiiii please Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu Jagaban the Eze-Chukwu-gburugburu of Igbo land should not invite them ooooo, it is risky, before unknown known ESN gunmen follow them to the arena and shoot or embarrass Nigeria, the height of their indignation, anguish and bitterness is unparalleled, if chimamanda despite she is uneducated literate and exposure can write US president concerning Nigeria, a sovereign state on her election, what they cannot do, doesn't exist, the gruesome killing of Chike Akunyili and Samuel Ndubusi are examples