Tinubu: Ohanaeze Takes Position On Interim Government

Igbo socio-political and cultural organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has declared that it would not recognize any interim national government in Nigeria.

The organization said nothing must be allowed to stop the May 29 inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu as the next President of Nigeria.

It also called on the Department of State Services (DSS) to arrest all those behind the clamour for an interim government and further urged such people to seek redress in court if they have any grievance against the outcome of the 2023 presidential election.

The Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Okechukwu Isiguzoro made the call on Monday.

He described the call for an interim national government as satanic, demonic, and unconstitutional.

Speaking in a chat with Daily Post, Isiguzoro said: “Ohanaeze challenges the DSS to arrest those who are the proponent of the interim government to ensure that unpatriotic elements of doom do not derail our democracy with the evil intent to stall the smooth transition of power from Buhari to Tinubu.

“Ndigbo will not recognize any interim government or be part of any evil scheme and clamour for an interim government. The clamour for an interim government is unconstitutional, satanic, and demonic; those behind the call are trying to plunge the country into an unavoidable crisis and make Ndigbo a scapegoat, as witnessed in 1993.

“Ndigbo will participate in all inauguration and swearing-in ceremony of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. We caution those working behind the scene for an illegitimate government to use the court to express their grievances.

“We are happy that Atiku and Peter Obi have exploited the legal options in order to recover their legal mandate. We will not allow unpatriotic mortals to truncate the hard-earned democracy in Nigeria.

“Ndigbo condemns both in words and letters the call for the establishment of an interim government and insists that the President-elect should be sworn in by May 29, 2023.”

Igbos Are Endangered Species

Speaking further, the Ohanaeze chieftain submitted that Igbos would not allow themselves to be used as sacrificial lambs again because they were now wiser.

He blamed those promoting calls for an interim national government for the burning of some Igbo-populated markets around the country.

Isiguzoro added: “Ndigbos are an endangered species in Nigeria, and never again will Igbos be used as a sacrificial lamb as they were used in 1993 during the Abiola saga, where a lot of Igbos were killed, bullied, and maimed.

“The proponents of the interim government are already setting the stage with the systematic burning of Igbo-populated markets in Lagos, the home of the president-elect. Also, a market was burnt in Borno, the home of the Vice President-elect.

“These are capsules that can never stand the order of the day. Igbos are wiser and more sophisticated now than they were in 1993.

“We will continue to support the president-elect and ask him to commence the healing process from the Southeast.”