committed to peace on Thursday said it would support
President Goodluck Jonathan for second term if he indicated
his interest.
The President of the council, Mr Bobby Ukadike, made the
declaration while addressing journalists in Abuja.
He said that the North and South had had a fair share of the
office of the president, saying that other parts of the country
should be given a chance to lead as well.
Ukadike said that in spite of many challenges ravaging the
polity, President Goodluck Jonathan had delivered dividends
of democracy to the citizens of the country.
"It is not the turn of the North or the South to rule Nigeria
now; President Jonathan should be allowed to have his second
term in office.
"It is the turn of the Ndigbo to produce the next president of
Nigeria immediately after President Jonathan's second term in
office,'' he said.
He said that the Igbos were an integral part of country, saying
that the office of the president was not a monopoly of any of
the regions of the country.
Ukadike appealed to the leadership of the insurgents in the
country to stop the bloodshed and come to a round table with
the Federal Government for a compromise.
He said that the appeal became necessary for the restoration of
peace, especially in the North eastern of the country.
Via: NAN
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