The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has
declared that he can't trust any South-easterner to be the President of Nigeria.
Oluwo’s stand is coming at a time the South-East is
demanding for a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction, on the basis of equity.
He noted that the sit-at-home order issued by the members of
the Eastern Security Network (ESN) was not only inimical to their survival but
also to the growth of the nation.
Oba Abdulrosheed also advocated for a rethink by the South
Easterners to their approach.
The monarch held that no Nigerian will feel secured in the
hands of a leader whose ethnic attachment deprived other Nigerians their
rights.
In a statement through Alli Ibraheem, his Chief Press
Secretary, the Oluwo stated that the failure of the South Easterners to change
their approach will amount to chasing shadow on their political journey of
producing Nigeria’s President.
While acknowledging the damage done to Igbos by the Nigerian
civil war, he enjoined the south easterners to rescind on their attitude of
barring people from other parts of the country from owning properties in their
domain.
He insisted that the policy was not only detrimental to
their political strength, but also a deficit to the economic unity of Nigeria.
According to him, “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.”
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This man is oluwo is not a good politician at all.
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