Senator Orji Uzor Kalu says there is still the need for Nigeria to have an Igbo man as President as he shut down any opportunity of that happening in 2027.

The federal lawmaker made this known on Channels Television's Politics Today on Monday, February 3.

He emphasised the need for an Igbo man to become the president, however, said it won’t be in 2027, adding that President Bola Tinubu “must complete 8 years” in office.

He said the Igbo representative must be an acceptable candidate to all Nigerians.

“I am not going to discuss anything about the Igbo presidency. But I still tell you there is a need for it.

“The Igbo must present an acceptable candidate to all Nigerians. No one zone can make a president. President Tinubu was not elected by the Yoruba. He was elected by all Nigerians,” Kalu said.

He added: “Well, in our party we have only one presidential candidate now. And Tinubu has to do eight years. It’s a must.

“You can see the repairs he has done to the economy and things are starting to pick up again. This president is not even doing politics. He has never told anybody he wants to run for election or not.

“But as a party, we have mandated him to run and given him a vote of confidence. The NEC has given him a vote of confidence, through a motion proposed by the Governor of Imo State and announced by Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, who is the National Chairman of the party.”

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