A former governor of old Anambra State, Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife, on Monday said from the design of things, it seemed God had willed the Igbo to supply subsequent President of the country.
Ezeife spoke at the Prof Akunyili Women Development Centre, Awka, Anambra State during a summit for the grand opening of the worldwide Movement for Igbo Presidency 2023, Punch reports.
Chukwuemeka Ezeife
He commended the initiator of the worldwide Movement for Igbo Presidency, Kennedy Iyere, from Edo State.
He said, "It appears God in heaven is saying it's time for a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction.
"Other Nigerians seem to believe Igbo President quite the Igbo people.
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"Igbo are the event agents of Nigeria. We make Nigeria look more sort of a nation. We believe culturally in developing any a part of the planet we discover ourselves in.
"We need to tend an opportunity , and that i am glad that our people within the Diaspora and from other tribes unanimously agree that an Igbo president is what Nigeria must take subsequent strides towards development," he said.
Senator Ben Obi enjoined major political parties to allot their presidential tickets to the South-East in 2023 for fairness and equity.
Obi noted that it had been just one occasion , 54 years ago, that an Igbo man ruled the state .
He said, "The last time Igbo ruled this nation was during the military regime 54 years ago; during Aguiyi Ironsi's era, and it lasted for just 194 days.
"For this project of Igbo Presidency to be possible, certain variables must be put in situ . All political parties, especially the ruling parties--APC and PDP--must zone their presidential ticket to the South-East."
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