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In 2019, people like Nnia Nwodo, Orji Uzor Kalu, Rochas Okorocha, and Ike Ekweremadu told the Southeast that Muhammadu Buhari had promised an Igbo presidency in 2023 if the region supported his second term. On the strength of that assurance, many aligned with the All Progressives Congress. That tenure came and went but the promised Igbo presidency never materialized.
By 2023, the chant of “Igbo Presidency” had become a daily slogan. Yet, when the APC handed its presidential ticket to Bola Ahmed Tinubu, figures like Ogbonnaya Onu openly expressed disappointment, questioning the fairness of it all. Alongside him, Godwin Emefiele, Rochas Okorocha, Dave Umahi, and Orji Uzor Kalu had hoped the earlier promises would be honored. Instead, many of them faced setbacks, political pressure, or outright disappointment while still holding on to the belief that “ihe ekwuru ga-eme.”
Those who chased that dream of an Igbo presidency within the APC ended up politically bruised. Some faced investigations or legal battles, others were sidelined, and the expectations they helped build collapsed without fulfillment.
The reality is simple: the APC rode on their support but never delivered on the promise of an Igbo presidency. 2023 has come and gone, and that ambition remains unrealized.
Now, a new crop of Southeast politicians the likes of Obi Cubana is echoing the same narrative arguing that aligning again with the APC and Tinubu is the pathway to achieving what eluded their predecessors over more than a decade.
But we are wiser now. Many Igbo youths are no longer willing to follow blind promises. They are more aware, more questioning, and more determined to shape their own political future.
And now, the same promise is being recycled again this time pushed forward to 2031.
When will this Efulefus reason with their Medula…
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