Buhari will hand over to an Igbo president in 2023 – Igwe Nwokedi

Igwe Ezeoba Alex Nwokedi of Achalla Kingdom in Anambra state has expressed optimism that President Muhammadu Buhari will hand over to an Igbo president in 2023.

Vanguard reports that the elder statesman also commended the president for his work in the area of agriculture. Nwokedi also commend Governor Willie Obiano saying he deserves a second term in office.

He said if President Buhari continues to support Obiano in the area of agriculture, more farmers like him will benefit massively.

He said: “For instance, I have said to you severally that my governor, Willie Obiano, is a performing governor and I am sure that any governor in any state of the East that has performed will definitely have a second term and will continue to be relevant.

“So, if, as it were, Obiano makes it into the second term, you cannot be surprised because he merited it and that is all. And all of these meritorious achievements are largely in the areas of his contributions to agricultural, rural and road infrastructural development.

“I had advised that if President Muhammadu Buhari could support Obiano in the area of agriculture in addition to what he is already doing in that sector, Anambra State will produce rice that will be enough to feed not only the South-East but also the whole country. The President is doing that and it is commendable. That is because the state has a large concentration of farmers and my kingdom, Achalla, is prominent in this area.

“I am a farmer myself and you know that I am a big rice and yam farmer. I have a tractor now that I use in my farm and if other farmers can be supported to get bigger in agriculture, who says importation of rice cannot stop in a short time to come in Nigeria?”

“My son, there is no need for any Nigerian state government not to be able to pay salaries and I mean it. All you need to do is this, with market establishment and development of organized market centers alone, you can say bye-bye to federal allocation dependency.

“That way, even the government at the center will have rest of mind and enough time to concentrate on federal projects development, instead of having to bother on how to help states with loans to pay salaries and carry out other responsibilities that they need to do.

“This, also, is being done in Anambra State under the government of Obiano and I want other states to emulate him so that, together, Nigerian states will give massive boost, collectively, to the national economy.”