Former Chairman of Northern Elders’ Forum, Paul Unongo, has advised the Igbo not to wait for other Nigerians to give them the presidency, but to organise themselves as Nigerians, and not Igbo, to canvass support for their ambition to occupy the slot. Unongo, who resigned during the peak of herdsmen killings in Benue and Plateau states, expressed fear that Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo might not sacrifice their ambition of becoming President in 2023 for the Igbo after working so hard to capture power from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Speaking with The Sun newspapers, the elder statesman said, “I will not look at the Igbo Presidency, I will look at Nigerian Presidency. I am not going to be boxed, I am not going to be forced, I am not going to be pushed to play the foolish thing that some people are playing by talking about Igbo Presidency. “Will it be fair to now tell people like Prof Yemi Osinbajo or Tinubu who came into this alliance (the ruling part...
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