The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Uzor Kalu, says it will
be difficult for any Igbo to win the presidency without zoning the seat to the
South East.
Kalu disclosed this while briefing reporters at the National
Assembly Complex in Abuja on Tuesday.
He said the presidency is not a regional issue and could
only be won with the support of other geo-political zones.
He, therefore, urged his fellow politicians from the South
East eyeing the highest office to wait for another time when major political
parties would agree to zone the ticket to the region.
“Presidency is not a regional issue. I asked the political
parties to zone the presidency to the South East. When they didn’t do that, and
since the presidency is not a regional issue, I had to withdraw.
“I have no problem with the Igbo man being president. But we
have to do it with other Nigerians. If we don’t do it with other Nigerians, it
is not going to work, no matter how popular you are. It’s the president of
Nigeria, not the president of Igboland.
“I’m an Igbo man to the core. I’m also a Nigerian to the
core. If anyone from the Southeast had been nominated for the presidency, I
would have been the one. So, it’s a party business. I have no grudges against
anybody who is running”, he said.
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