The governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has said the
South East geo-political zone will produce the president of
Nigeria after 2019.
The governor stated this Friday while speaking at the All
Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaign rally in
Aba, Abia State.
The zone, comprising five states, namely Abia, Enugu,
Anambra, Imo and Ebonyi, is yet to produce a
democratically-elected leader of the country.
However, an indigene of the zone, the late Johnson Aguiyi-
Ironsi, a major general, was Nigeria’s first military head of
state.
He ruled the country between January and July, 1966,
before he was overthrown and killed in the July 1966 coup
that brought Yakubu Gowon, then a colonel, to power.
The three democratically-elected presidents since the return
of democracy in 1999, namely Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru
Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan are from the South West,
North West and South-South geo-political zones.
Mr. Okorocha, who contested the presidential primaries of
the APC last month but lost, demanded that the zone be
allowed to produce a successor to Muhammadu Buhari, if
he wins the February 14 2011 election, since other zones
had produce the nation’s leader.
“It can never go back to the South West,” Mr. Okorocha
said. “Northerners, please let me warn you, after 2019 and
beyond, let nobody takes it to South West. Amaechi
(governor of Rivers States), your brother (Jonathan) has
taken your turn, never you, never you talk about South-
South.”
Speaking at the rally, Mr Buhari, promised that, if elected,
his administration would provide the Igbos with capital and
expertise to enhance their entrepreneurial skills.
The entrepreneurship of the Igbo people is not in doubt not
only in Nigeria but also outside Nigeria,” he said.
“You are extremely hard-working and whatever the Federal
Government will do possible to empower you with capital
and expertise the government will do that to improve on
your investments.”
The APC flag bearer assured that the party’s administration
would not allow youth, notably able-bodied people, to be
idle so that they would not become touts but become
productive citizens.
Mr. Buhari also assured that, if elected, his government
would fulfil all the promises it was making to the people.
“I assure you we will fulfil our promises if you give us the
opportunity of being your leaders,” he said. CLICK HERE TO READ FULL AND TOUCHING NIGERIAN CELEBRITIES BIOGRAPHY AND SCANDALS
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