WORLD IGBO YOUTH CONGRESS ENDORSES RIBADU

The World Igbo Youth Congress (WIYC) has endorsed the aspirations of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu as a presidential aspirant in the 2011 general elections under the platform of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN).

The WIYC which is the youth wing of the Ohaneze Nd’Igbo, the umbrella organisation of Igbos world-wide gave the endorsement at a courtesy call paid by the leadership of the body to the campaign headquarters of Mallam Nuhu Ribadu in Abuja yesterday.

The delegation was led by the president of the WIYC, Dr. Ronald Okechukwu, who stated that the body was identifying with Mallam Ribadu because of his track record of fighting corruption while he was the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. (EFCC) and the need for the country to depart from what he called “Chop-i-Chop” politics.

“There must be a 360-degree deviation from “Chop – I – Chop” stance by Nigerian political gladiators for Nigeria to really move forward. Without fear of contradiction, I want to say that Nigeria is in dire need of an emancipator that can save her from the current state of abject penury,” Dr. Okechukwu noted.

Mallam Nuhu Ribadu while thanking the group noted that the huge support from an important organization such as the World Igbo Youth Congress is an indication that the message and quest for change for a new Nigeria is being accepted by all.

“We need leadership that can give confidence for a new Nigeria. I am glad to receive a group of Igbo youth today, Mallam Ribadu said, adding “it shows that our youths have gone beyond ethnic parochialism that is gradually becoming the hallmark of our politics, it is a good development for all to see themselves as Nigerians first.”

Others in the WIYC delegation included Chief Onukwube Ekwedike, secretary general, Comrade Kindness Jonah, publicity secretary, and Dickson Izuorah, director of planning and strategy.