IT IS PROVOCATIVE TO ZONE DEPUTY SPEAKER POSITION TO SOUTH EAST, OHANEZE TELLS APC

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Iheanyi Chukwudi

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has berated the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), for zoning the position of the Deputy Speaker to the South East.

The organization described APC's allocation of the position of the Deputy Speaker to the South East as highly unreflective, disgusting and provocative to the Igbo.

Ohanaeze which is the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation said on Friday that APC's action is offensive.

The organization therefore, directed all the Igbo Lawmakers in the 10th National Assembly to vote according to their discretions irrespective of state, religion or ethnicity during election of principal officers of the two Chambers of the National Assembly.

Ohanaeze's statement issued in Enugu by the National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, reads, "The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has watched with grave concern the zoning of principal officers of the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. We have also observed that the All Progressives Congress (APC) zoned the position of the Deputy Speaker to the South East of Nigeria.

"The Ohanaeze Ndigbo states that allocating the position of the Deputy Speaker to the South East is highly unreflective, disgusting and provocative to the Igbo.

"To this end, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide led by Chief Engr. Dr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, CFR (Ahaejiagamba) directs all the Igbo Lawmakers in the 10th National Assembly to vote according to their discretions irrespective of state, religion or ethnicity."