'Igbos can't wait 60 years to become president for four years – Benjamin Kalu

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, connected Saturday said that Igbos cannot hold for 60 years conscionable to go Nigeria's president for lone 4 years.

Kalu asserted that, upon assuming the presidency erstwhile powerfulness rotates to the South-East, the Igbo radical would beryllium entitled to an eight-year word and not 4 years.

He made the remark portion faulting those from the South-East who are clamouring for lone 1 word of 4 years.

His remark comes arsenic the statesmanlike campaigner of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi had said helium would service arsenic Nigeria's president for lone 4 years if helium is elected.

However, speaking during an All Progressives Congress, APC, women rally successful Enugu, the Deputy Speaker said: "Let maine accidental this that immoderate radical are going astir telling america that they person made an statement that Igbos volition spell for the Presidency for 4 years.

"Even arsenic Igbos, we person been promised things that ne'er came true. We can't hold 60 years conscionable to beryllium president for 4 years.

"Upon the rotation of the presidency to our zone, the Igbo radical shall beryllium accorded a implicit eight-year tenure, identical to that granted to different regions."

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