Sheikh Mohammed Adams to Buhari – ‘Make Igbo President Now’

An influential Abuja based Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Mohammed Adams have asked President Muhammadu Buhari to make an Igbo his choice of consensus candidate. Speaking in Abuja on Sunday during a meeting of leaders of National Volunteers Peace Mission and Igbo Mandate Congress IMC, Sheikh Adams said that only an Igbo will douse the tension in the country.

Sheikh Adams said that ‘’ I believe in Igbo Presidency, and I have written letters to the leadership of both PDP and APC asking them to support Igbo presidency. Though many persons, including highly placed persons have asked called me to express displeasure, I will continue my campaign because it is based on conviction’’ He has written letters to President Buhari explaining why Igbo should be made president, copies of which was obtained by the leadership of Igbo Mandate Congress

Continuing Sheikh Adams said that ‘’last week, I carried the campaign of Igbo Presidency to the PDP Primary Venue at the Aerodrome Abuja, some fans of Atiku Abubakar tear gassed, manhandled and tore my dresses. They even smashed my golden wrist watch, all because I wanted to give a letter to the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, asking that Igbo be allowed to have a shot at the presidency. Though they acknowledged my letters, this is the copy of the acknowledgement, they still went ahead to rough handle me’’

In his response , a cleric , Ohanaeze chieftain and Director General of Igbo Mandate Congress IMC, Rev Obinna Akukwe described the manhandling of Sheikh Mohammed Adams by Atiku boys during PDP Primaries as nauseating. While inspecting the torn dresses, smashed wristwatch and bruised face of Sheikh Adams.

Rev Akukwe asked the Presidential Candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar to apologize and caution his boys whose overzealousness is dangerous to the new democracy. He warned that ‘’as Sheikh Adams carries his campaign to the APC Primary Venue, a repeat of such event will be viewed as affront, and adequately responded to by both Christian and Muslim clerics within our fold’’.
The General Coordinator, Igbo Ohanaeze Integrity Groups IOIG, Barrister Emejulu Okpalaukwu, who was also manhandled at the convention ground for asking delegates to vote for Nyemson Wike, Pius Anyim or Nwachukwu Anakwenze, vowed to carry the campaign to the APC Convention ground, using his special delegates’ status.