Obasanjo is an Igbo Man, Says Yoruba Senator

Senator Anthony Adefuye, chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said Olusegun Obasanjo, the Former Nigeria president is an Igbo Man.

The APC chieftain said this while speaking on Igbo presidency come 2023.

According to Daily Independent, Adefuye said those clamouring for the presidency to go to the South-East were wrong as the region produced former President Olusegun Obasanjo who was in power from 1999 to 2007.

He added that Obasanjo is an Igbo man and that his father hailed from Anambra State while his mother was a Yoruba woman.

He said, “I believe that in 2023, the APC will zone the Presidential ticket to the South. When it comes to the South, then it will be narrowed down to the South-West because that is the only region that has not produced the President since 1999. It has always been (between) the North and the Igbo.

“Some people may argue that what about Obasanjo? Obasanjo is not a Yoruba man. He is an Igbo man from the South-East. His father was from Anambra while his mother was a Yoruba woman. And that was why during his tenure, he completely ignored the South-West. For example, throughout his eight years, he did nothing on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

“But he did a lot for his people in the South-East. He picked five ministers from there and even appointed the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria from Anambra, where his father came from.

“So, it is right for the South-West to demand for the Presidency in 2023. What we should be doing now is to work towards 2023 to ensure that the Presidency comes to the South-West. The South-West has never produced the President before," Adefuye said.