A pro- Igbo group have told the Minister for Power, Mr. Babatunde Fashola, not to overheat the polity, or complicate issues by telling Nigerians that 2023 will be turn of the South West to produce president; whereas the slot has been ceded to the southeast.
The reaction of the Igbo group followed a statement credited to the minister that come 2023, presidency would be shifted to southwest.
Reacting to the statement attributed to the minister, the group, Buhari Support Organisation (BSO), has berated the minister for what it tagged as a marginalisation in plan.
In a news report made available to Anaedooline, the group in a meeting held from Saturday, October 27, to Sunday, October 28, in Enugu, spitted saliva of anger up the sky to protest Fashola’s statement.
The group after the analysis of the country’s rotation principle of power concluded that it would be the turn of the southeast zone, especially of Igbo extraction to produce president of the country.
Anaedooline gathered that the stark opposition to the former Lagos State Governor’s view was endorsed by Stanley Ohajuruka and Godwin Onwusi, who are the coordinators of the group.
The group said: “Our proclamation is hinged on the truism that the rotation convention was introduced in 1999 for equity, justice, peace and unity of our dear country.
“That the rotation convention is meant to erase the fears of marginalisation of any ethnic nationality, hence implant sense of belonging to all Nigerians.
“We are also witnesses on how his Excellency, Alex Ekwueme of blessed memory was shoved aside from a party he co-founded, in order to appease the south west, and his excellency Ogbonnaya Onu was also in the same manner shoved aside, hence the commencement of the rotation of president from the South West in 1999.
“That in spite the shoddy manner Ekwueme was treated at the Jos Peoples Democratic Party convention and Onu at the defunct All Peoples Party (APP) convention at Kaduna, Ndigbo still went ahead to vote along the agreed rotation convention.
“It is as well worthy to note that in spite of unintended consequences, the zoning convention train progressively moved north in 2007, south south in 2010 and north in 2015.
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“We are patiently waiting for 2023 for South East to occupy Aso Rock.
“Without being immodest, anything contrary will regrettably reinforce the view of those who do not cherish the uncommon stride of Nigeria as a giant of Africa; and most importantly, will unwittingly reinforce the views of those who both overtly and covertly preach a disintegrated Nigeria”.
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