Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu has said that the country will lose nothing if an Igbo man becomes President of the country.
Speaking in an
interview with Daily Trust, the lawmaker who countered claim of power being all
about negotiation through compromise, described it as a psychological thing. He
also pointed that the villages of those who have ruled the country are not
better than that of others.
Ekweremadu said;
People have said
it publicly and privately, arguments have been raised in this aspect,
negotiations have taken place, compromises are being done. I have not lost
faith in that happening because 2023 is still around the corner, but it’s left
for people like you in the media, if you see wisdom in what we’re saying, to
also proclaim it, you push for it. When people are unjustly treated, it’s
unlikely for them to be interested in peace.
For a man who stays in a house, it’ll be irresponsible
for him to put fire in that same house if you’re doing everything to make sure
that your family is living together. What will this country lose if an Igbo man
becomes president? Nothing! The best they can get is to help stabilise the
country. Whatever happens will help to stabilise the country.
For the purpose of argument and statistics, those who
have ruled this country as presidents, do you think their villages are better
than others? It’s a psychological thing. Those who have ruled this country from
the south to the north to the west, check their villages, local governments or
states; are they better than the other ones? They are not! It makes no sense
for somebody like me. It’s just a psychological issue. So, we’ll lose nothing
by doing that.
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