Peter Obi: Igbo Should Be President — Falae

Posted by Thandiubani on Tue 27th Sep, 2022 - tori.ng

Chief Olu Falae, said though he was unaware of Afenifere’s position on Obi, he would support the South East in 2023.

Foremost Yoruba chieftain, Chief Olu Falae has said he's supporting someone from the South East to win the 2023 presidential election.

Falae said though he was unaware of Afenifere’s position on Obi, he would support the South East in 2023, according to Vanguard.

Falae, a former Minister of Finance, said: “I am an Afenifere but as far as I am aware, Afenifere has not taken a position as an organization on a presidential candidate. That is the position.

“I did say sometimes ago that the Yoruba, as a people, are not morally obliged to vote for an Igbo presidential candidate because in 1999, when the rest of Nigeria conceded the presidency to Yoruba because of MKO Abiola’s issue, it was only the Igbo, who did not.

“I had to defeat Dr Chukwuemeka Ezeife in the Alliance for Democracy to become the candidate for the AD/APP. Olusegun Obasanjo had to defeat Dr Alex Ekuweme in the PDP to become a candidate.

“The Igbo were the only ones that opposed both of us in our respective parties; they did not concede to us along with other Nigerians.

“However, if you are a fair-minded Yoruba person, you will realise that there are three legs to the political tripods in Nigeria, the Hausa/Fulani, Yoruba and Igbo.

“The first two have been presidents and so, equity requires that the Igbo should be president. So, if you are a fair-minded Yoruba person like I am, then you will vote for the Igbo based on equity.”