Primate Ayodele shares forecast about Igbo Presidency in 2027

Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele has said a president of Igbo extraction would not be achieved in the next general elections in 2027.

Ayodele, via a post on his known X (formerly Twitter) handle on Saturday, November 25, said even if all Igbo people in Nigeria come together, “they won’t give them presidency”.

Legit.ng reports that ahead of the 2027 election, the quest for a president from the southeast geopolitical zone seems to be drawing concerns from stakeholders across the country. This is as the most popular candidate of Igbo heritage during the last presidential election in February 2023, Peter Obi, failed to realise his ambition.

Obi, a former governor of Anambra state, is expected to give the presidency a shot again in 2027.

Primate Ayodele said: “I’m not seeing an Igbo person as president in 2027. Let all Igbos come together, they won’t give them presidency.

“Igbo will not be president.”

The @OfficialPDPNig will continue having troubles within its members because there is disunity force within the party and except this is tackled there won’t be a way forward for the party. pic.twitter.com/Krhz08aKcN

— Primate Elijah Ayodele (@primate_ayodele) November 25, 2023

Meanwhile, a statement credited to Atiku Abubakar that Ndigbo should wait until after his tenure as president to have a shot at the presidency has been criticised by Igbo leaders.

The leaders described the comment as insulting the collective sensibilities of the Igbo race. They, therefore, demanded an apology as they berated the former vice president for being insensitive to the political marginalisation of Ndigbo.