Famous Yoruba monarch, Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, has expressed his lack of confidence for an Igbo man as president of Nigerian.
He said; “The failure of the South Easterners to change their approach will amount to chasing shadow on their political journey of producing Nigeria’s President.”
“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.”