A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress(APC) Chief Charles Idahosa has disclosed that Igbos do not deserve a presidential slot come 2023 as a result of their inabilty to fully support the ruling political party.
In an interview with Daily Independent and made available to Oceanicnews, Chief Idahosa, a former political adviser to Adams Oshiomole said that there’s no strong presence of APC in any of the five South Eastern states. A situation he said was against the advice of President Mohammed Buhari for the Igbos to vote APC so as to brighten their chances in the 2023 general elections.
He said:
“Forget the Igbos! They have shot themselves in the leg. It is a very funny demand. Why will anyone want to give Igbos presidency when there is no APC in the zone at all? The only party that could have given Igbo presidency is the APC.
“Buhari told them but they decided to vote PDP. Now, from all indications, they will rather support Atiku for the presidency again because the Vice- President position will still go the South-East.
“I see Atiku running again because the 2019 presidential election is the nearest Atiku has come. So, I don’t think the Igbos deserve presidency because if they do, they ought to have planned properly. The late Emeka Ojukwu gave them APGA but they threw it away. So, under which party will they get presidency?” he asked.