The Apex Igbo Socio-Cultural Organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has staged a rally for transporters, traders and youths in Aba, Abia State urging them to participate in the ongoing voter registration exercise, to have a greater stake in the nation’s electoral process.
Addressing the gathering including government workers, the Abia State President of Ohaneze,
Chukwuemeka Okwuonu, said the Igbos will make a statement that will bring respect back to the region come 2027.
Okwuonu stressed that no Igbo parents should allow their male and female adults who are up to 18 m waste the opportunity of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration, CVR, as the region will use its real population to prove a point in Nigeria.
“Your voters card is your power. The national president has made PVC compulsory for all Igbo adults. Our population is huge and we must make a statement this time around.
“We must take back our pride of place this time around. We are doing this sensitization in Aba for a reason because Aba is the home of all Igbos,” he said.
The Abia president of Ohanaeze added that henceforth, Igbos will begin to reward their sons and daughters who are doing well in political positions and will equally payback those who misused the opportunities given to them by voting them out.
“I charge you today to go out and pick your PVC. We’ll use our PVCs to reward our sons and daughters who are doing well in elective positions and equally use them to remove the people who are not serious.
“People who think that Igbos are small do not know us very well. We shall prove to everyone that we are more populated that they know. today, in any part of Nigeria, when you count the indigenous population, the next people are the Igbos. So, when we aggregate all our people we’ll make a statement that will shake this country,” Okwuonu declared.
Speaking earlier, President of the Socio-Cultural group, Aba South LGA, Uche Wogu, urged all Igbos that their PVC is their power and right to determine who will govern them.
He reminded the gathering that those in government are like employees of the electorate who can use their PVC to replace whoever they want.
“It’s not fair for us to have youths that are already 18 years and they’re not registered to decide their future. So, what we’re here for today is to sensitise our people to get involved.
“As long as you’re an Igbo person, you’re part of Ohanaeze. Whether you’re a trader, keke rider, okada rider, bus driver and whatsoever, you’re part of us and we need you to get registered and be part of what’s happening.”he said.
Wogu urged Igbo youths not to relax in the social media ranting, saying that there is no place of taking power from the social media.
“An election is not done on social media. There’s no polling unit on Facebook, WhatsApp or all the social media. We must get involved by getting registered,”he added.
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