2027: Influential Cleric Shares Forecast About Igbo Presidency
- Primate Elijah Ayodele has said he does not see the Nigerian presidency going to an Igbo person in 2027
- Ayodele, the spiritual leader of the INRI evangelical spiritual church, stated that even if Igbo approach the 2027 presidential election with a united front, their quest would end in futility
- The influential cleric said it would take Igbo people another time to produce the president of Nigeria
Legit.ng journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over 6-year-experience covering politics in Nigeria
FCT, Abuja - Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele has said a president of Igbo extraction would not be achieved in the next general elections in 2027.
Ayodele, via a post on his known X (formerly Twitter) handle on Saturday, November 25, said even if all Igbo people in Nigeria come together, “they won’t give them presidency”.
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"They won’t give Igbo presidency" - Ayodele
Legit.ng reports that ahead of the 2027 election, the quest for a president from the southeast geopolitical zone seems to be drawing concerns from stakeholders across the country. This is as the most popular candidate of Igbo heritage during the last presidential election in February 2023, Peter Obi, failed to realise his ambition.
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Obi, a former governor of Anambra state, is expected to give the presidency a shot again in 2027.
Primate Ayodele said:
“I’m not seeing an Igbo person as president in 2027. Let all Igbos come together, they won’t give them presidency.
“Igbo will not be president.”
'Play politics of inclusivity' - Analyst to Igbos
Speaking in the same vein in an interview with Legit.ng, Dr. Adigun Muse, a former head of the political science department at the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), said Igbo presidency may be difficult to achieve, but not impossible.
He said all that is needed is politics of inclusivity, "not exclusivity as our Igbo brothers are playing now".
He said:
"There has to be a paradigm shift from regional politics of exclusivity to including all Nigerians in the Igbo politics.
"Furthermore, the 2027 Igbo presidency will also be determined if the incumbent, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be contesting or not.
"Let's keep our fingers crossed."
2027 presidency: Atiku criticised
Meanwhile, a statement credited to Atiku Abubakar that Ndigbo should wait until after his tenure as president to have a shot at the presidency has been criticised by Igbo leaders.
The leaders described the comment as insulting the collective sensibilities of the Igbo race. They, therefore, demanded an apology as they berated the former vice president for being insensitive to the political marginalisation of Ndigbo.
'Igbo has no hand in 1966 coup'
In a piece of related news, Legit.ng reported that Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the president-general of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, claimed that the Igbo had no hand in the brutal 1966 coup led by Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu and Emmanuel Ifeajuna.
Iwuanyanwu stated that "the problem Igbo have is that we are very faithful to the constitution of Nigeria" while bragging that the southeastern people naturally prosper wherever they are in any part of the country.
Wabara laments as presidency evades Igbo
In another news, Legit.ng reported that the current chairman of the board of trustees for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara, expressed regret that he may not live long enough to witness an Igbo individual assume the presidency in Nigeria.
He attributed this concern to what he perceives as deliberate political manoeuvres working against the Igbo community.
The 75-year-old diplomat and elder statesman emphasised his perplexity regarding the reluctance of political figures in Nigeria to support an Igbo candidate.
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