The Presidency has downplayed
claims of marginalisation against the South East region by President Muhammadu
Buhari.
It insisted that Buhari had been
fair to indigenes of the South East.
Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant
on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, stated this in an article he wrote to
coincide with Buhari’s two-day visit to Ebonyi and Anambra states, which would
start today.
According to Shehu, “On the basis
of projects alone, no one should have any reason to doubt the good intentions
of the President towards the South-East.
“Even if some of the people may
not support the government, they cannot deny that their region has got a fair
deal from President Buhari.
“The President, in his
conscience, is clear on all fronts that he has been fairr to the region and
will continue to encourage the efforts of each state as it strives to excel in
one endeavour or another.”
The presidential aide noted that
the Federal Government’s support of Ebonyi’s rice-growing schemes testified to
a successful partnership between the centre and the region.
“Buhari’s visit to Ebonyi and
Anambra was meant to show support to a governor who had done so much in
promoting the President’s policy on food self-sufficiency and to endorse his
party’s candidate for the governorship election.
“The President’s visit would go
further in soothing frayed nerves and provide an opportunity to listen more to
the cries crimes the people of the region.
“Had previous governments
discharged their responsibilities to the region and to the country at large,
the nation might not have been in a situation of tension and anger leading to
violence and secessionist agitations,” he said.
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