Igbos Can’t Be President Of Nigeria Because Of Their Approach – Yoruba Monarch

A Yoruba monarch, the Oluwo of Iwo, in Osun State,Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has made it clear that Igbos from Southeast cannot become the President of Nigeria because of their approach to the nation’s cohesion.
In a statement through Alli Ibraheem, his Chief Press Secretary, the Oluwo said 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.
He acknowledged the damage done to Igbos as a result of the Nigerian civil war, but advised the south easterners to rescind their attitude “of barring people from other parts of the country from owning properties in their domain.”
“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.”
According to the monarch the sit-at-home order issued by the members of the Eastern Security Network (ESN) is not only inimical to their survival but also to the growth of the nation, asking them to have a rethink in their approach.
He stressed that until they return to the way of other regions that welcome visitors from other parts of the country with love and concern for national cohesion, no Nigerian will feel secured in the hands of a leader whose ethnic attachment deprived other Nigerians their rights.
“The civil war wounds meted on south easterners is a weak factor to institutionalize policies capable of tearing the nation apart.”