Okezie Ikpeazu, the governor of Abia State, has explained why he supports Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, in his call for Iyorchia Ayu, the PDP’s national chairman, to step down.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, Wike and his allies have been calling for Ayu’s resignation for the past few months in the name of fairness, equity, and justice.
Wike and his team emphasized that the PDP national chairman and the party’s presidential candidate cannot both be from the North.
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The governor asserted in an interview with Newsmen that he stands with Wike in demanding that the party act honorably and treat each member properly.
He said: “Before the primary election, we went back and forward, back and forward and we said zoning, which is in our party; later it was thrown open. Some of us at that time said this was going to be dangerous because in my Igbo parlance, ‘Oke ruem n’aka, asi k’ekegharia ya’ (why is that whenever it is my turn, a new sharing formula will emerge)? But we said okay because we needed to rescue Nigeria we allowed that.
“But then, a few understanding was reached, part of it was if we have a chairman from a certain section of the country, will it be good for us to also push a presidential candidate from that same part of the country? And then the answer was well, if that happens, we will make the adjustments.
“The first thing again was, won’t jettisoning zoning be dangerous? Now again, what are we going to do if this is the scenario? We said we are going to adjust. Now, some of us are saying, adjust and they are saying no, we won’t adjust now. That is the matter.
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“Well, the good thing is that we are making these points within the party. As an individual, I am particularly worried that some of our people have not demonstrated sufficient maturity, because these are issues we usually, ordinarily discuss.
“Once you come to the marketplace and you talk about your family issues, commentators will pass judgments here and there and will instigate up and down that things are happening. And that is why it seems as if it is a big deal. But because as an Igbo man, and in my position as a two-term governor, I am in a place where if I will not make heaven, let the reason not be that I didn’t speak the truth.
“At this level, if I shy away from speaking the truth, then, I am not the son of my father. Irrespective of the fact that I come off with a very simple, unassuming demeanour, there’s steel inside me and I prefer to exhibit it when I want to exhibit it.“
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