Ndigbo should choose president without govs’ interference – Onaiyekan

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The Catholic Archbishop Emeritus of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has said people of the South-East should be allowed to freely choose their preferred presidential candidate without interference from state governors. Onaiyekan said this on Thursday in an interview with Afia Tv in Enugu while…

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