Iwuanyanwu Bombs his Kinsmen: Say's NdiIgbo Should Wait Till 2027 For President

A frontline politician and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, Chief Em­manuel Iwuanyanu, yes­terday appealed to Ndigbo to defer their presidential ambition till 2027, when the South-South and the North may have completed their turn of eight years each.

Iwuanyanwu who is also a member of the People’s Dem­ocratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustee (BoT), pointed out that any attempt to prevent President Goodluck Jonathan from South-South geo-politi­cal zone from completing his remaining four-year-term, may be calamitous to the uni­ty of the country, adding that Ndigbo had sacrificed a lot to keep Nigeria as one and can­not afford to be a cog in the wheel of the nation’s unity and progress. CONTINUE READING...



Speaking with newsmen in Owerri, the Imo State capital, Iwuanyanwu, stated that ev­ery patriotic Nigerian should be more concerned at this point with the unity, progress and peace of the country, not­ing that, if the elections in 2015 are not properly han­dled, “Situations could dete­riorate to a point that it may be difficult to control”.

The PDP chieftain said: “I therefore strongly sug­gest that since South-South Region has four years out of the constitutional eight years, it should be allowed to com­plete eight years. I once more appeal to my people of South­east who are legitimately de­manding for the presidency of Nigeria to subjugate this ambition to the unity, peace and stability of Nigeria by supporting South-South.

“After South-South has completed its tenure of eight years, the presidency will naturally go to the North. In effect, in four years time, all Nigerians will support Presi­dency going to the North. Af­ter eight years in the North, the Presidency will come back to the South. When it comes to the South, it will automatically be the turn of Southeast since South West and South-South have taken their own turns.

“This is a very trying pe­riod for our country and I appeal to all leaders to subju­gate their individual or group interest for national interest. I must confess I have on my own held private discussions with some leaders from vari­ous parts of the country, mak­ing this proposal and all those I discussed with were in sup­port of my opinion”.

SOURCE: GEORGE ONYEJIUWA, OWERRI