Why Igbos Can’t Be Trusted As President –Oba Akanbi | READ IN FULL
The Oluwo of Iwo, in Osun State, Oba Abdulrasheed Adewale Akanbi, has revealed that he cannot trust the Igbos from the south east as president of Nigeria.
Oluwo Akanbi adduced this in a statement issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Alli Ibraheem, in reaction to the sit-at-home directive being observed in the south east region protesting the continued detention of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu.
The monarch described the method adopted by the agitators as barbaric which is only detrimental to their economic viability.
Recall that the Igbos have been calling for a fair share of power and an opportunity to take over the mantle of Nigeria’s leadership as other regions have had their own share.
According to Oluwo Akanbi, no Nigerian from other regions would vote a south easterner as president judging from their interest.
The statement read in part;
“The civil war wounds meted on south easterners is a weak factor to institutionalize policies capable of tearing the nation apart.
“I have people from across Nigeria in Iwo, including the South Easterners. They do not only have their businesses but also built their houses and own farm lands. Such is not only peculiar to Iwo but to other parts of the country, except the South-East. A Nigerian in Nigeria should be able to own land anywhere.
“The style by the South easterners is barbaric. Such is not only detrimental to their economic viability but also to their political recognition. As a traditional ruler, I can’t trust any South easterner as my President.
“You can’t be a leader on sectional interest. With such unsophisticated, primitive and uncivilized thinking, no Nigerian from other zones will vote a south easterner as their President.”
