Igbo presidency can’t happen unless north forgives for Ahmadu Bello’s murder — Doyin Okupe

Former Presidential spokesman, Doyin Okupe on Saturday said the Igbo presidency would not come to pass unless the northern region forgives the Igbo people over the assassination of the Sardauna of Sokoto Ahmadu Bello.

TheNewsGuru recalls that Bello was murdered on January 15, 1966, by Major Chukwuma Nzeogwu an Igbo Nigerian Army officer in a coup which collapsed Nigeria’s post-independence government. Bello was still serving as premier of Northern Nigeria at the time.

Joining the fray about the conversation on Igbo presidency, Okupe said: “A national consensus for Igbo Presidency cannot evolve until the core north forgives the Igbos for the killing of Sardauna of Sokoto by nigerian soldiers of igbo extraction in the 1966 Coup.”

Speaking further, Okupe added that he was ready to shelve his presidential ambition if a consensus for Igbo presidency is reached by his party the Peoples Democratic Party.

He said: “If this consensus emerges, in the interest of equity, fairness & national unity, I will shelve my ambition & support whoever is chosen as a candidate by my party.

“However, in the event that this national consensus is not achievabe, I WILL RUN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2023 by God’s Grace.”