By Christiana Ekpa
The Director-General of Voice of Nigeria (VON), Osita Okechukwu, has assured that an Igbo president would not disappoint Nigerians.
Okechukwu said an Igbo presidency would help develop Nigeria because the Southeast has the requisite talents to do so.
He explained that if given the opportunity to rule Nigeria, an Igbo President would ensure that the Southeast deploys their industries, enterprises to develop the country.
The All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain stated this while reacting to the remark that Igbos are prepared to kneel and beg other regions for the presidency. Okechukwu said it is the turn of the Southeast to produce a Nigerian President based on justice and equity.
Recall that an elder statesman, Chukwuemeka Ezeife had said that the Southeast was prepared to kneel, prostrate, and beg for the Presidency in 2023.
However, Okechukwu pointed out that Igbos are the most patriotic Nigerians, hence should be given the opportunity in 2023.
He said: “When politics is heavy, you hear all sort of things. What the Southeast is trying to tell other geopolitical zones is that going by equity, good conscience, and natural justice, it’s our turn.
“Our turn because the zoning convention came into force in 1999 which is the Fourth Republic, and it was a very patriotic decision for the harmonious and corporate existence of the country.
“Going down the line, since 1960, we only had a six month stint. And which out of being immodest, we are the most patriotic ethnic nationality in the country. We are the only ethnic nationality that lives in the nooks and crannies of the country, and we invest; some ethnic nationalities live in the Southeast but they don’t invest.
“We can make a claim that if you count all the ethnic groups in Kano State; after the indigenes, we are the second. If you count all the ethnic groups in Lagos, after the indigenes we (Igbo) are second; in Abuja here, it’s the same thing.
“We are the most patriotic, and we are saying a Nigerian president of Igbo extraction will not disappoint Nigerians. We will bring our industries and enterprises to develop the country.
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