WHO SAID THAT NDI IGBO DO NOT HAVE A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE?
It's no longer news that the PDP has thrown open their presidential ticket for all regions to vie for, after the Gov. Ugwuanyi led Zoning Committee thwarted the efforts of the Northern cabals and their South western counterparts to zone it to North.
In the light of this, most people have taunted that Igbos do not have qualified Candidates who can win the election. Surprisingly, most people with these view are Igbos who have in their mind and holier than thou thinking, disqualified all their brothers.
Despite the obvious truth that stares everyone in the eyes that Rt. Hon. Dr. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State is the best option of ndi Igbo and even Nigeria, being the only one that commands respect and support of the oligarchs and masses in the North and Western regions and therefore stands the best chance of winning, the Igbo people are beginning to construct a dangerous narrative that seeks to validate the notion that Igbos do not like themselves.
What many wrongly describe as the “pull him down” syndrome amongst Igbos is actually the holier than thou attitude of the ordinary Igbo man. This is what makes it look like Igbos do not like themselves, because they love to see defects in their own brothers but are blind to that of others.
The argument people are pumping up that Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi hasn't made Enugu a mini London will make you to assume that those Ugwuanyi will face in the contest have made anywhere in Nigeria a mini London.
A look at those who are likely to contest against Gov. Ugwuanyi shows that Ugwuanyi is head and shoulders above them in all ramifications.
Is it Tinubu who just came back from a medical trip abroad after failing to build a standard hospital that can treat him in Lagos State that he is incharge of for over 22 years now that can be compared to Ugwuanyi who is yet to treat himself outside Enugu State since he came into power?
Or is it Mr. body bags El Rufai who has commissioned more graves than roads in Southern Kaduna that you can compare with Ugwuanyi whom everyone knows as a man peace?
Are we talking about Atiku? Serial loser who is so unstable in his quest for power, jumping from party to party? One whom his former boss gave us Intel of how he can't be trusted with money? Are we to compare him with Ugwuanyi who uses lean resources of Enugu State optimally and has remained stable since 1999?
Who is there to compare? Is it Tambuwal who out of his selfish interest, scattered the House of Reps and denied Nigerians the right to be represented for several months? Are we to compare him with Ugwuanyi? The unifier that brought Enugu State under one cool umbrella? The one whom stability, unity, peace and progress are his watchwords?
Who is there? At the home front we only have Peter Obi who led Anambra well but has failed consecutively to win any election by himself? Are we to place him side by side with Ugwuanyi who wins with over 90% votes and enjoy support home and abroad?
Simply put, Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is not just our best option, He is the ONLY viable option ndi Igbo have to clinch the Presidency.
We must put an end to the unhealthy narrative we are creating that Igbos do not have any candidate. We have a candidate and his name is Rt. Hon. Dr. Ifeanyichukwu Lawrence Ugwuanyi.
