By Olawale Oyetunji The Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, has expressed hope that a time will come when an Igbo man will becom...
By Olawale Oyetunji
The Governor of Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, has expressed
hope that a time will come when an Igbo man will become President of Nigeria.
Okowa, who doubles as the running to the Peoples Democratic
Party (PDP) 2023 presidential candidate, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar
insisted that is an Igbo Man in Delta State and the South South geo-political
zone.
He stated this while responding to questions during Channels
TV’s flagship political program, Politics Today on Thursday.
According to Atiku’s running mate, the South East has the
right to agitate for the presidency.
He stated “There is no doubt that the South East and North
East have the right to agitation for the presidential seat.
“Because from the records available, the North East and the
South East have not been able to provide a President in this country as of
today.
“I do believe that these are issues that we must discuss.
These are issues that must be taken into consideration as we move into the
future. There is no doubt about that.
“But in making requests, we must also realise that we are in
a democratic process. And a democratic process requires that as you push for
something, you continue to push and at a particular time it will come.
“The northeast feels that they are entitled to the
presidency, the southeast feels that they are entitled to the presidency and
both are right.”
Okowa also berated Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Afenifere,
Ohanaeze Ndigbo and other southern groups for not limiting their request to a
particular zone.
“If PANDEF, Afenifere, Ohaneazi Idigbo and others had
insisted that we want the presidency to be zoned to this geo-political zone, it
would have been a good request. But the truth is they were just asking for a
southern presidency without trying to situate it,” he added.
The Delta State governor continued “but under the
circumstances which we find ourselves, the former Vice President, Atiku
Abubakar, who is from the northeast got the PDP’s ticket and to a large extent
when we win in 2023 that would have situated the presidency to the North East.
“So, as we move forward and the Igbos continue to make their
agitation, the time will come when an Igbo man will also become president.”
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