The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, said on Saturday that the Igbo people should not have to wait 60 years to become Nigeria's president only to serve a four-year term.

Kalu said that if the presidency rotates to the South-East, the Igbo people would be entitled to an eight-year term rather than four years. He made the remarks while criticizing people from the region who are calling for a single four-year term.

His comments came after Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), said he would serve as president for only four years if elected.

Speaking at an All Progressives Congress (APC) women’s rally in Enugu, the Deputy Speaker said: "Let me say this: some people are going around telling us that they have made an agreement that Igbos will go for the Presidency for four years.

"Even as Igbos, we have been promised things that never came true. We can't wait 60 years just to be president for four years.

"Upon the rotation of the presidency to our zone, the Igbo people shall be accorded a complete eight-year tenure, identical to that granted to other regions."

ASA