Governor Chukwuemeka Ezeife of Anambra State
Among those who spoke were former Governor Chukwuemeka Ezeife of Anambra State, former Governor Sullivan Chime of Enugu State, Chief Chekwas Okorie, chairman of the United Peoples Party, UPP, leading lawyer, Chief Mike Ozekhome, SAN, among others. Buhari’s Southwest, Southeast advocates on fool’s errand Responding to the debate yesterday, Afenifere speaking through its spokesman, Mr. Yinka Odumakin said: “Both the Buhari advocates in southeast and southwest are not in tune with the mood of both zones. The mood of both zones is not Nigerian presidency in 2023, but restructuring in 2019. If we restructure the country in 2019 and everybody have the autonomy to run their lives as they want within corporate Nigeria, both zones may even say that they don’t want the presidency in 2023. “In the First Republic, Ahmadu Bello refused to be prime minister of Nigeria; he sent his lieutenant to be the prime minister of Nigeria while he stayed back as premier of Northern Nigeria.
So, both Fashola and Ngige and the rest of them saying that Buhari is the fastest route to 2023 are not in sync with the mood of their zones. The mood of their zones is that the fastest route to recovery for Nigeria and for every section of Nigeria is to restructure Nigeria in 2019. “It is a mere diversion that resonates with nobody. The Yoruba had the presidency for eight years, did it make any difference? The South-South had it for six years. What did it do for them? The North that has had it more than any other region what has it done for the ordinary Northerner?” Ohanaeze More Focused on Restructuring than on who becomes president or vice-president Speaking in the same vein, Ohanaeze Ndigbo speaking through its National Publicity Secretary, Prince Uche Achi-Okpaga, stressed that the disposition of Ohanaeze was not in favour of who becomes the president, his vice and other political positions but on the restructuring of the country. Fashola The statement read in part: “On the contradicting pronouncements of the present Government and other consequential revelations, promising the South East and the South West of the 2023 presidency, permit me to encapsulate that to truth, the present government is to build on sand. “For the umpteenth time, the disposition of Ohanaeze is not in favour of who becomes the president, his vice and other political positions. The stand of Ohanaeze is hell bent on restructuring. Without restructuring the much an Igbo president or vice could do is to enrich few privileged individuals. “Even if he desires he would not have the leverage, opportunity or manifest impetus to impact on the generality of the people. “The way in which the constitution is designed is not favourable to the less privileged regions. The only soothing balm, as it stands now, is restructuring the political system. “In a country running a federal system of government and yet the respective states cannot legislate on virtually everything is unacceptable.
This is because even in the concurrent list the Federal policy preponderates over those of the States, while the residual list is virtually empty and insignificant.” ACF Not Interested, but throws mines ahead Secretary General of the Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, Elder Anthony Sani has said the northern socio-cultural group would not dabble into the issue of power shift in 2023, saying it was for the political parties to decide. Speaking with Saturday Vanguard in his personal capacity on the matter, Sani said “The answer to that question is not within the purview of ACF.
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