Kanayo O. Kanayo Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O. Kanayo, has stated that if an Igbo man becomes president of the country, the nation would witness massive economic growth.
The thespian made this known during an interview on the ‘The Honest Bunch’ podcast. The movie star spoke on what being an Igbo and a Nigerian means to him, stressing that the “Igbophobia” which has made some sections of the country blacklist the Igbos from the presidency was only a figment of imagination. Kanayo called for the abolishment of the state of origin, noting that it has made Igbos an endangered species to other tribes in the country.
He said, “ Being an Igbo means that I come from a side of the country that speaks a dialect just like the Hausas, Fulani, and others. “It also means to me that I’m a special person created that everything I touch prospers. When we [Igbos] are called the Jews of this part of the world, it means a lot.
And to whom much is given, much is expected. A tree by the road is the one that receives the knife cut. “We’re in the market place always and we dance beautiful dances.
That’s who the Igbos are. So we become the envy of other people. “An Igbo man starts his business with kiosk today, give him the next one year, he turns it to a shop.
From a kiosk to a shop. “It’s here. Spit into our hands by a force we call Chukwu Abiama.
You can’t take it away. So we would continue to be the envy of other people. “I remember during the elections last yea.
