The All Progressives Congress,
APC, has explained why Igbo is finding it difficult to lead Nigeria after the
bloody coup that terminated the government of its kinsman, Maj Gen Aguiyi
Ironsi in 1966.
The Publicity Secretary of the
APC in Lagos State, Mr. Joe Igbokwe, in a statement on Friday said, one of the
reasons Igbo is finding it hard to govern the nation was that they don’t know
how to play good politics.
According to him, “We need to
build the connection and the time is now. No Igbo man has ruled this country
since Aguiyi Ironsi led regime. Since that time, no Igbo man has played good
politics. We should not miss this opportunity.
“Politics is a serious game. If
the Igbo do not play politics well, they will die. The shortest distance to
Igbo presidency is APC. By 2023, a northerner, President Buhari would have
completed his eight years and an Igbo man will easily come in.
Igbokwe also faulted the notion
in some quarters that his party was only trying to buy over Igbos ahead of the
2019 presidential election with the recent visit of President Buhari to the
region.
He added, “Supporting APC in 2019
to get Igbo presidency is the way to go. I have been preaching and talking about
it. And this is the time for it. If our people must stop complaining about
marginalization, this is the time to play politics. For other people to vote
Ndigbo, they must vote for APC.
“APC will zone the presidency to
the Southeast. We need to give the Igbo a sense of belonging. Every group is
important, especially the three ethnic groups. We (Igbo) marginalized
ourselves. When in 2009, Jonathan took over, we expected him to step down by
2011, but he did not. Our people went behind and supported him and he won,
which made the North not to complete their tenure. APC is the epicentre of Igbo
politics.’’
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