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Osita Okechukwu, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC claims that Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha's presidential ambition made Igbos lose the chance of being considered for the position of Muhammadu Buhari's running mate.
According to DAILY INDEPENDENT, reacting to Okorocha's claim that his participation in the APC presidential primaries helped proved that any Nigerian can be President, Okechukwu said, "His Excellency’s statement is one of self denial, for rather than apologising to Ndigbo for his gambit, which made Ndigbo to lose the national chairmanship of the APC, placed us in a weak position to vie for Vice President, he is regrettably justifying the unjustifiable.
"One had thought that as a leader he could have placed the collective interest of Ndigbo above his Nollywood show, since he is quite aware of the position of the party as regards zoning.
"For the avoidance of doubt, in a South East Caucus meeting at His Excellency, Dr Ogboninya Onu’s residence at Abuja in July, 2014, some of us agreed that he is eminently qualified to vie for presidency, but given the prevailing understanding that the presidency is going North, we should vie for chairmanship and vice president slots, waiting for the next eight years when it is coming South. He refused and boasted that he is going to win the presidential primary.
"I personally narrated to him that zoning like every convention has its moral weight, the North having patriotically zoned the presidency to the South. I further persuaded him to go back to Imo State and conclude the good works he is doing so as to present a good legacy, when the rotation comes South, the South West and South South having occupied the coveted presidency respectively since our return to civil rule in 1999. That Dr Onu should be supported for chairmanship, he backed out.
#APC #Okorocha #Buhari
According to DAILY INDEPENDENT, reacting to Okorocha's claim that his participation in the APC presidential primaries helped proved that any Nigerian can be President, Okechukwu said, "His Excellency’s statement is one of self denial, for rather than apologising to Ndigbo for his gambit, which made Ndigbo to lose the national chairmanship of the APC, placed us in a weak position to vie for Vice President, he is regrettably justifying the unjustifiable.
"One had thought that as a leader he could have placed the collective interest of Ndigbo above his Nollywood show, since he is quite aware of the position of the party as regards zoning.
"For the avoidance of doubt, in a South East Caucus meeting at His Excellency, Dr Ogboninya Onu’s residence at Abuja in July, 2014, some of us agreed that he is eminently qualified to vie for presidency, but given the prevailing understanding that the presidency is going North, we should vie for chairmanship and vice president slots, waiting for the next eight years when it is coming South. He refused and boasted that he is going to win the presidential primary.
"I personally narrated to him that zoning like every convention has its moral weight, the North having patriotically zoned the presidency to the South. I further persuaded him to go back to Imo State and conclude the good works he is doing so as to present a good legacy, when the rotation comes South, the South West and South South having occupied the coveted presidency respectively since our return to civil rule in 1999. That Dr Onu should be supported for chairmanship, he backed out.
#APC #Okorocha #Buhari
