The Elders Have Spoken: Reaction As Pete Edochie Says Tinubu is too Old to be President | We Need Someone Younger & Healthier (Video)
Nollywood veteran actor Pete Edochie has reacted to former Lagos state governor Bola Tinubu’s presidential ambitions ahead of the 2023 general election.
During a BBC gb episode, Edochie stated Tinubu was too old to be Nigeria’s next president, as he expressed concern over the Igbo people’s political marginalization.
Responding to a question on Tinubu’s 2023 ambition,
Edochie said:
“Many people like Tinubu are too old and too weak to run for president.
He (Tinubu) has been in power for a long time, until he was made the leader of the APC. But he should leave the position for those who are younger and healthier; let’s be honest.”
While questioning why Aguiyi Ironsi had been the only head of state since the country’s independence in 1960, the renowned actor said:
“Ìgbò, Hausa, and Yorùbá are the major ethnic groups in Nigeria.
Only once in the history of Nigeria has it emerged that an Ìgbò person became the head of state in Nigeria. That was (former military head of state) Aguiyi Ironsi during the military government and his headship was short-lived.
Since then, the North and the Yorùbá have been sharing power between themselves, apart from Goodluck Jonathan who isn’t even Ìgbò.”
The actor emphasized that Nigeria needs an Igbo leader who will put an end to looting and socioeconomic difficulties while also transforming the country.
He said:
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“Why has power not returned to the Ìgbò people? Is there a plot by the political elites to sideline the Southeast? I’ve lived in the north. I speak Hausa. But it’s long overdue for Nigeria to have a leader of Ìgbò extraction.
“The problem in Nigeria is greed. Leadership is dominated by Northerners but, 60 years after independence, we’ve not ended the electricity problem, when coal-based Oji River supplied power to the whole east before the civil war.’
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