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It is matter for political parties.” He, however, made a revelation which could justify the outflow of Northern presidential candidates in 2023 against the assumption by the South that it would be the turn of either of the three regions at that time. He said: “Take for example, of the about 76 presidential candidates, about 70 are from the South.” PDP is vindicated – Ologbondinyan National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Kola Ologbondiyan said Fashola’s statement has vindicated the party that neither Buhari nor the APC is serious about Igbo quest for Presidency. He said: “When we said they were not serious about supporting the South-East for the Presidency, we were called all sorts of names. Our brothers and sisters in the South East zone, with this charge by Fashola now know they will be supporting a wrong cause if they throw their weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019. They should not allow themselves to be used and dumped because the ruling party has no agenda or plan for them. The earlier they realized this, the better.” National Vice Chairman of the PDP, South East, Deacon Austin Umahi on his part said Fashola’s statement was an eye opener for the Igbo people in the APC. “That’s an eye opener to our so called brothers and sisters who are in the failed APC for their selfish interests and leaking pockets. “Rebranded and repositioned PDP does not only have Nigeria’s collective interest but South East in particular. I am convinced that as a party built on fairness and equity, South East surely stands a better chance to take her equity share in Nigeria’s project come 2023, God willing.” Power Is Not Served ala carte – Ngige Responding to the Fashola claim last night, Senator Ngige said that much emphasis would be placed on the number of votes garnered for Buhari by the people of Southeast for them to be accorded the presidential slot in 2023.
He advised Ndigbo to massively vote for Buhari, saying that while it was morally right to give the people an opportunity, political power is however not given for the asking of it. “Power is not served alla carte. You must go for it. It’s not given. “If the Igbo of Nigeria stay in their cocoon in the South East and not join in working for the winning party i.e the APC, the party could try to choose its Presidential candidate from anywhere in the South where the 2019 votes shows as its stronghold irrespective of the fact that morally the Igbo will rightfully say it’s their turn in 2023. Wake Up Call The Director General of Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu one of the early champions of a second term for Buhari as the surest route to the emergence of an Igbo person as Nigeria’s president saw Fashola’s call as a wake up call to the Igbo. He said: “Babatunde Fashola’s statement is a Wake Up to Ndigbo to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari is the only Northerner whose exit in 2023 is certain.
Every other Northerner presidential can only pledge or promise four years. “Fashola’s call for South West to vote for Buhari is not out of place, for politics is local. The truism is that Fashola has sounded a Wake-Up-Call for Ndigbo to vote for Buhari if we are interested in the president of Nigeria of Igbo extraction come 2023. “Ndigbo have three advantages to clinch the 2023 presidency – equity, natural justice, and good conscience. “The zoning convention favours Ndigbo for our two brothers in the southern belt – South West and South South had benefited for eight and six years respectively.” Chime wants Igbo Ministers To also market Buhari Immidate past Governor of Enugu state, Mr. Sullivan Chime now a chieftain of the APC also faulted Fashola for supposedly promoting tribal politics. “It’s sad and unfortunate that our people are promoting tribal politics. If Fashola is telling the Yoruba people what President Buhari has done for them, what we should do is that the ministers from this area should as well come and tell our people what Buhari has done for us. Maybe we are in the dark, maybe he has been doing things. So they need to come and give us reasons we should vote in Buhari. “Fashola has his own constituency and I don’t see anything wrong with it. He is a Yoruba man and he spoke to Yoruba people, I also expect the Igbo ministers to also come and speak with Ndigbo. Personally I have my own reasons, more than a million reasons I should vote for him and not PDP. What is on board now is 2019.
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He advised Ndigbo to massively vote for Buhari, saying that while it was morally right to give the people an opportunity, political power is however not given for the asking of it. “Power is not served alla carte. You must go for it. It’s not given. “If the Igbo of Nigeria stay in their cocoon in the South East and not join in working for the winning party i.e the APC, the party could try to choose its Presidential candidate from anywhere in the South where the 2019 votes shows as its stronghold irrespective of the fact that morally the Igbo will rightfully say it’s their turn in 2023. Wake Up Call The Director General of Voice of Nigeria, Mr. Osita Okechukwu one of the early champions of a second term for Buhari as the surest route to the emergence of an Igbo person as Nigeria’s president saw Fashola’s call as a wake up call to the Igbo. He said: “Babatunde Fashola’s statement is a Wake Up to Ndigbo to vote for President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari is the only Northerner whose exit in 2023 is certain.
Every other Northerner presidential can only pledge or promise four years. “Fashola’s call for South West to vote for Buhari is not out of place, for politics is local. The truism is that Fashola has sounded a Wake-Up-Call for Ndigbo to vote for Buhari if we are interested in the president of Nigeria of Igbo extraction come 2023. “Ndigbo have three advantages to clinch the 2023 presidency – equity, natural justice, and good conscience. “The zoning convention favours Ndigbo for our two brothers in the southern belt – South West and South South had benefited for eight and six years respectively.” Chime wants Igbo Ministers To also market Buhari Immidate past Governor of Enugu state, Mr. Sullivan Chime now a chieftain of the APC also faulted Fashola for supposedly promoting tribal politics. “It’s sad and unfortunate that our people are promoting tribal politics. If Fashola is telling the Yoruba people what President Buhari has done for them, what we should do is that the ministers from this area should as well come and tell our people what Buhari has done for us. Maybe we are in the dark, maybe he has been doing things. So they need to come and give us reasons we should vote in Buhari. “Fashola has his own constituency and I don’t see anything wrong with it. He is a Yoruba man and he spoke to Yoruba people, I also expect the Igbo ministers to also come and speak with Ndigbo. Personally I have my own reasons, more than a million reasons I should vote for him and not PDP. What is on board now is 2019.
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