The Minister of State for Education,
Emeka Nwajiuba, warned the Southeast against the Igbo Presidency campaign.
Emeka Nwajiuba, warned the Southeast against the Igbo Presidency campaign.
Nwajiuba said there was no time in
Nigeria ‘s history for the presidency to be ceded to a particular tribe-based
ethnic group, so the Southeast should be careful over the term of Igbo ‘s
presidency.
Nigeria ‘s history for the presidency to be ceded to a particular tribe-based
ethnic group, so the Southeast should be careful over the term of Igbo ‘s
presidency.
Nwajiuba said, “Anyone talking
about Igbo ‘s presidency should be careful because we’ve never heard of Hausa
‘s presidency. When the Yoruba were competing, we didn’t hear about the Yoruba
presidency, why are we different from our own?
about Igbo ‘s presidency should be careful because we’ve never heard of Hausa
‘s presidency. When the Yoruba were competing, we didn’t hear about the Yoruba
presidency, why are we different from our own?
“There is no time people involved in
politics will cede a position to anybody.
politics will cede a position to anybody.
“Anyday you bring out an aspirant that
is acceptable to other Nigerians, that is the day you indeed want the position
of president in Nigeria. All you need is majority. Buhari won the APC primaries
with 3,886 votes.
is acceptable to other Nigerians, that is the day you indeed want the position
of president in Nigeria. All you need is majority. Buhari won the APC primaries
with 3,886 votes.
“So there was never a time it was
ceded to Buhari. The people that voted for Buhari outnumbered others in that
primaries.
ceded to Buhari. The people that voted for Buhari outnumbered others in that
primaries.
“Even if the Igbo cry from now
until your kingdom comes, if they don’t bring out a person acceptable to other
Nigerians, nothing happens.”
until your kingdom comes, if they don’t bring out a person acceptable to other
Nigerians, nothing happens.”
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo was at the
forefront of ensuring the emergence of the Igbo presidency in 2023. The Deputy Speaker of Ohanaeze Ndigbo
recently insisted that it was the turn of the Southeast to produce Nigeria’s
next president.
forefront of ensuring the emergence of the Igbo presidency in 2023. The Deputy Speaker of Ohanaeze Ndigbo
recently insisted that it was the turn of the Southeast to produce Nigeria’s
next president.
