The Oluwo of Iwo
A traditional ruler from the South Western part of nigeria have revealed that he can't trust any person from the South Eastern part of the country as president.
The Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Adewale Akanbi, made this known in a statement through Alli Ibraheem, his Chief Press Secretary.
It can be recalled that the South East part of Nigeria, which includes the states of Imo, Abia, Anamabra and Enugu, have been demanding a chance to rule Africa's biggest economy.
However, the monarchy 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.
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.
“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.”
The monarch also added that no Nigerian will feel secured in the hands of a leader whose ethnic attachment deprived other Nigerians their rights.