Ahead of the 2027 elections, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, has declared that Igbos won’t sit on the fence.
Kalu said Igbos were tired of sitting on the fence when national politics was being discussed at the centre.
He noted that it was time for Igbos to affiliate with the centre.
Speaking during the inauguration of the Renewed Hope Initiative in Osisioma Ngwa council area of Abia State, he said those at the centre are aware when the issues of development are being decided.
Kalu also applauded President Bola Tinubu for his infrastructural development in the Southeast and appointments given to people from the region.
He said: ”Igbo will not sit on the fence in 2027. Igbo won’t sit on the fence when the issue of politics is being discussed at the centre.
“This is the time to be at the center. It’s someone at the centre who knows when issues of development are being discussed.
“When you are sitting on the fence, everything would have been concluded before you jump in. This is what I have been telling Abia people not to sit on the fence or we miss out of a moving train.
“Why is it that Abia is moving back when other states are going to the front?”
