Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie has opined that Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a presidential aspirant cannot be Nigerian president because of his age.
Speaking with BBC Igbo, Edochie said the former Lagos State governor has been in power for a long time and should be quitting at the moment..
Edochie further condemned the marginalization of the Igbos in the scheme of things, especially since Nigeria returned to democracy.
He said the Asiwaju of Lagos should leave power so that the youths who are healthier and are capable of moving the nation forward will take over.
He said, “Many people like Tinubu are too old and too weak to run for the presidency. He has been in power for a long time until he was made the leader of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC.
“But he should leave the position for those who are younger and healthier. Let’s be honest.
“Igbo, Hausa, and Yoruba are the major ethnic groups in the country. Only once in the history of Nigeria has an Igbo person become the head of state in Nigeria.
“Why has power not returned to the Southeast people? Is there a plot by the political elites to sideline the South-East? I’ve lived in the North. I speak Hausa. But it’s long overdue for Nigeria to have a leader of Igbo extraction”.
