By Emmanuel Elebeke

AHEAD of the March 28 National Assembly elections, the Igbo Political Forum, Abuja and political stakeholders of Igbo extraction in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have denied Abuja based newspaper publications which claimed that Barr. Maxwell Opera, the APGA candidate for the AMAC/Bwari federal constituency election has been purportedly endorsed by Eze Ndigbo, (FCT), Eze Ibe Nwosu.

In a statement signed by the Chairman of IPF, Chief Martins Nzeribe, the group noted that at no time did the royal father, Eze Ibe Nwosu, his cabinet members or any Igbo group endorse the APGA candidate Barr. Maxwell Opara as reported in the media.

Nzeribe said, IPF FCT viewed the publication as a serious embarrassment to the Igbo community and urged the general public to disregard it as they have not taken any position on a consensus candidate.

He further advised politicians to desist from resorting to lies and blackmails just to score cheap political points.

The statement said, “The attention of the Igbo Political Forum Abuja, HRH Eze Ibe Nwosu and political stakeholders of Igbo extraction in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT have been drawn to the publication in two Abuja based newspapers that Eze (FCT) Eze Ibe Nwosu, has purportedly endorsed Barr. Maxwell Opara, the APGA candidate for the AMAC/Bwari Federal constituency election, scheduled for March 28, 2015 by. It should be noted that at no time did His royal Majesty Eze Ibe Nwosu (Eze Igbo, FCT), his cabinet member or any Igbo group endorse the APGA candidate Barr. Maxwell Opara as reported. Eze Ibe disassociates himself from the said publications as there is no iota of truth in it. He advises politicians to desist from resorting to lies and blackmails just to score cheap political points.

“The Igbos in the FCT view the publication as a serious embarrassment and urge the general public to disregard it as they have not taken any position on a consensus candidate.”