In contrast to widely reported rumors that it has endorsed Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the presidency in 2023, Ohanaeze Ndigbo globally has denied any endorsement of any presidential candidate.

However, the group also stated that the Igbo socio-cultural group will publicly state its opinion over where Igbo votes would be cast.

This was said in a statement made available to the pressmen on Sunday in Kaduna and signed by Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, the Secretary-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo.

The organization also stated that, while it does not constitute an endorsement, it recognizes that some candidates for the 2023 Presidential election possess qualities that are admirable and deserving of imitation.

Mazi Isiguzoro noted that “what was misinterpreted as an endorsement was a clarion calls for a change in the altitudes of APC southeast Governors and Southeast senators, whose activities de-marketed the southeast in the APC primaries.”

He also revealed that “Ndigbo was ashamed to admit that an APC southeast Governor, who led APC to their defeats in Edo and Anambra governorship elections spearheaded the aspiration of a Northeast aspirant against the southeast aspirants in APC primary.”

The statement chastised a former governor and an APC Senator who is scheming for the position of Senate President against the southeast’s quest for 2023 presidency.

The group said that “Ndigbo will officially declare openly the candidate who is entitled to Igbo votes in 2023.

According to him,”we affirm that two of our own, one is a Labour Party’s Presidential candidate, and the other is PDP Vice presidential candidate ” nobody will throw out the people’s movement for any reason.”

He, therefore, added that “it’s the Imeobi’s decision of Ohanaeze Ndigbo then ratified by the general assembly of Ohanaeze will stand as the official position of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in the 2023 election but for now there is no endorsement of any Presidential candidate for now”.