President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to consider an Igbo man as the new Chief or Army State to replace the late COAS, Lt. Gen Ibrahim Attahiru.
This call came from a former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, Reno Omokri.
FirstNews has reported that Attahiru died in a plane crash last Friday alongside other officers.
They were all buried on Saturday.
Following this, Reno, on his Twitter page, implored Buhari to appoint an Igbo man to stop the rise of secessionists in the Southeast.
His tweets read: “The best way to fight the rise of secessionists in the Southeast is not with guns, bullets and helicopter gunships. Give them development and stop your nepotism. Be fair and balanced in your appointments.
“Consider an Igbo man to replace General Attahiru. Abandon the 97% versus 5% mentality.”
Omokri also asked the President to also visit Igboland and embrace Igbo presidential candidate.
“Lose your Igbophobia, Visit each Igbo state (Buhari has not visited Igboland since the 2019 election). Make Igbo monarchs pro-chancellors of federal universities in Northern Nigeria.
“Genuinely pursue an extra state for the Southeast in the Constitutional Reform process, so they are equal with other geopolitical zones. Encourage a major political party to consider an Igbo Presidential candidate. Embrace Igbos and Igbos will embrace Nigeria,” Omokri said.