Supports Ugwuanyi, As Hausas, Yoruba Already Tasted Power
The United Muslim Ummah League (UMUL) has said electing an Igbo, as president in 2023, will quell the agitations for Biafra nation. The Muslim group, who urged Nigerians from the five geo-political zones to support the Southeast for President of Nigeria, called on Enugu State Governor, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, to contest for president, because he is a unifier.
In a statement, its National Coordinator, Mallam Abubakar Mustapha, noted that two of the three major tribes in Nigeria; Yoruba and Hausa, had produced presidents. He also added it would be only fair for all political parties to zone power to the Eastern region to avoid unnecessary tension and agitation for secession ahead of the election.
According to the UMUL: “As a religious group with concerns for unity, progress and development of Nigeria, we have resolved to make case for Igbo presidency with hope that all the Biafra agitations threatening our existence as a sovereign nation will stop immediately.
“It is against this background that we have picked the former House of Representatives members and current Governor of Enugu State, Chief Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, as one of the most receptive leader and unifying factor in the South East geo-political zone to heed our clarion call to contest.
“Nigeria is bleeding and needs a bridge builder and leader with reputation for sound leadership prowess, economic knowledge and requisite experience to ensure even development across all states.
“From our records, we discovered that it is only Enugu State that the governor has deliberately worked assiduously to ensure that Christians and Muslims live in peace. We have discovered too that our Northern brothers in Enugu are protected each time there were threats of breach of peace in the east,” the group said.
