'Igbos can't wait 60 years to become president for four years – Benjamin Kalu
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Saturday said that Igbos cannot wait for 60 years just to become Nigeria's president for only four years. Kalu asserted that, upon assuming the presidency when power rotates to the South-East, the Igbo people would be entitled to an eight-year term and not four […] 'Igbos can't wait 60 years to become president for four years –…
Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, has expressed his dissatisfaction with Igbos who are advocating for a four-year term as Nigeria's president. Kalu argued that Igbos cannot wait for 60 years to only have a brief four-year stint in the highest office. During an All Progressives Congress, APC, women rally in Enugu, Kalu stated that Igbo people should be entitled to an eight-year term in the presidency upon the rotation of power to their zone.
He further criticized those who claim to have agreed on a four-year term, emphasizing that Igbo people have been promised promises that never materialized. "Igbos can't wait 60 years to become president for four years," Kalu declared, emphasizing the long wait for their people to hold the nation's highest position.
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