By Gideon Njoku
A former Nigerian Ambassador to Switzerland, Yahaya Kwande, has said he is not averse to any Igbo man becoming Vice President to Atiku Abubakar in the event he runs and wins the 2027 Presidential election.
The only person he disclosed he would not be comfortable with is Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory.
Kwande said this in an interview he granted Trust Television when he was asked about the prospect of Atiku choosing an Igbo running mate against 2027.
He told his interviewer that the only person he would be uncomfortable with is Wike. When asked why, he said the FCT Minister could, one day, go physical with the President, considering his temperament.
Kwande’s words: “An Igbo is a Nigerian. He has a right. But the rest of Nigeria is studying to see how far he gets. As second, number two can’t be number one in activities. He is deputy.
“The only person I’m afraid of is Wike. To me, Wike, as a Vice President to any President in Nigeria in the future, I believe one day he will start slapping the President with the way he is going.”
For the records, however, Wike has consistently emphasised he is not an Igbo man.
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