By Chimaobi Nwaiwu
NNEWI — The United Igbo Elders Council (UNIEC) Worldwide has faulted comments attributed to the Minister of Works, Senator David Umahi, on the presidential ambition of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) candidate, Mr Peter Obi, insisting that no individual, irrespective of political status or public office, has the authority to determine the political choices of Ndigbo.
Umahi had reportedly stated that he was not attacking Obi but urging people of the South-East not to vote for him in the forthcoming election.
Reacting in a statement by its Director-General, His Lordship Alpha Justice Ikpeama, UNIEC said decisions concerning the future of the Igbo people had never been the exclusive preserve of any individual.
The council stressed that the Igbo people are known for their republican philosophy, independent judgment and consultative tradition, adding that political choices remain the personal rights of every citizen.
