A Senator representing Akwa Ibom
Northwest, Chris Ekpenyong, has advocated for Igbo presidency in 2023.
Ekpeyong said Igbo presidency
would help deepen national unity and give people of the Southeast a sense of
belonging in Nigeria.
Speaking in Uyo, the state
capital, Ekpenyong said all zones of the country deserve an opportunity to
produce Nigeria’s president.
He said the Southeast should be
allowed to produce Nigeria’s president like other regions of the country.
According to Ekpenyong: “My
prayer is that we should allow an Igbo man to become the next president of
Nigeria.
“If the North and the South West
have produced a president, why can’t the Southeast be allowed to become
president of Nigeria?
“Igbo presidency is the path that
will lead to deepening our national unity. It will assuage the feeling of
disillusionment among the Igbo. It will also give them a sense of belonging. No
section has the monopoly of capacity to lead Nigeria.”
Ekpenyong’s remark comes at a
time when the Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai had said the South
should produce Nigeria’s next president.
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