'Igbos can't wait 60 years to turn out to be president for 4 years' – Benjamin Kalu

The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Saturday stated that Igbos can not await 60 years simply to turn out to be Nigeria’s president for under 4 years.

Kalu asserted that, upon assuming the presidency when energy rotates to the South-East, the Igbo individuals could be entitled to an eight-year time period and never 4 years.

He made the comment whereas faulting these from the South-East who’re clamouring for just one time period of 4 years.

His remark comes because the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress, NDC, Peter Obi had stated he would function Nigeria’s president for under 4 years if he’s elected.

However, talking throughout an All Progressives Congress, APC, girls rally in Enugu, the Deputy Speaker stated: “Let me say this that some people are going around telling us that they have made an agreement that Igbos will go for the Presidency for four years.

“Even as Igbos, we now have been promised issues that by no means got here true. We cannot wait 60 years simply to be president for 4 years.

“Upon the rotation of the presidency to our zone, the Igbo people shall be accorded a complete eight-year tenure, identical to that granted to other regions.”