The leading Igbo sociocultural group declared on Friday that the APC’s move was not only provocative but also extremely unreflective and repulsive.
Consequently, Ohanaeze Ndígbo has directed all the Igbo lawmakers in the 10th National Assembly to vote according to their discretions irrespective of state, religion or ethnicity.
In a statement issued in Enugu by the National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Alex Ogbonnia, Ohanaeze expressed concern over what the ruling party did.
The statement 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 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.”