The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has given all adults of Igbo origin that getting a Permanent Voters Card (PVC) is not negotiable anymore, as it is the only right they have to make a statement in the current Nigeria.
Addressing Igbos including traders, transporters, government workers and people of all walks of life, the Abia President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Dr Chukwuemeka Okwuonu, said that in this 2027, Igbos will make a statement that will bring respect back to the race.
Okwuonu stressed that no Igbo parents should allow their male and female adults who are up to 18 to waste the opportunity of the ongoing Continuous Voter Registration (CVR), as the Igbos will use their real population to prove a point in Nigeria.
“Your voters cared is your power. The national president has made PVC compulsory for all Igbo adults. Our population is huge and we must make a statement this time around.
“We must take back our pride of place this time around. We are doing this sensitisation in Aba for a reason because Aba is the home of all igbos.”
Ukwuonu said that henceforth, Igbos will begin to reward their sons and daughters who are doing well in political positions and will equally payback those who misused the opportunities given to them by voting them out.
“I charge you today to go out and pick your PVC. We’ll use our PVCs to reward our sons and daughters who are doing well in elective positions and equally use them to remove the people who are not serious.
“People think that Igbos are small do not know us very well. We shall prove to everyone that we are more populated that they know. Today, in any part of Nigeria, when you count the indigenous population, the next people are the Igbos. So, when we aggregate all our people we’ll make a statement that will shake this country,” Okwuonu said.
Speaking earlier, President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide in Aba South Local Government Area, Chief Uche Wogu, urged all Igbos that their PVC is their power and right to determine who will govern them.
“The people in government are our employees and we can use our PVC to employ whoever we want. It’s not fair for us to have youths that are already 18 years and they’re not registered to decide their future.
“So, what we’re here today is to sensitise our people to get involved. The 17 Local Government chapters of Ohanaeze in Abia and supervised by Abia State President of Ohanaeze, Dr Okwuonu.
“As long as you’re an Igbo person, you’re part of Ohanaeze. Whether you’re a trader, keke rider, okada rider, bus driver and whatsoever, you’re part of us and we need you to get registered and be part of what’s happening.”
Wogu urged Igbo youths not to relax in the social media ranting because there is no place of taking power from the social media.
“An election is not done on social media. There’s no polling unit on Facebook, WhatsApp or all the social media. We must get involved by getting registered.”
