Leaders of the All Progressives
Congress, APC, from the South East geopolitical zone, on Monday endorsed
President Muhammadu Buhari for a second tenure.
But the leaders also asked Buhari
to pay them back in 2023 by supporting a president of Igbo extraction in 2023.
The APC South East leaders
announced their endorsement of President Buhari for 2019 election when they
paid him a courtesy call at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
National Vice Chairman of APC in
South East, Emma Eneukwu, who read the address at the event said that four
years was not enough for the President to implement all his projects.
According to him, “It is our
conviction that four years is not enough for you to complete this worthy
journey hence the need for another four years to enable you make Nigeria truly
great.
“We implore Mr President, as a
just and fair-minded leader, to make history by supporting the zoning of the
office of the President in our great party to the South East at the end of your
second tenure in office as President in 2023.’’
They lauded President Buhari for
the several projects receiving attention of the Federal Government in the South
East, including , 2nd Niger Bridge, Enugu-Port Harcourt road as well as the
Enugu-Onitsha –Owerri road, among others.
Responding, President Buhari
pledged to give his best to all Nigerians, guided by a clear conscience in
making decisions for the progress of the country.
He thanked them for their
patriotism, sacrifices and support for the peace and stability of the country.
He said, ‘‘I am very pleased for
your patriotism and consistency in supporting our administration. You are
always going around explaining things even at the risk of abuse.
‘‘I want you to know that I have
not forgotten the efforts and sacrifices you have made in the successes I have
achieved in my position and I appreciate what you are doing for the stability
of our country and the future of our children and our grandchildren.
‘‘I assure you that whatever I
try to do, I will do it with a clear conscience and I’ll do the best I can do
for all Nigerians.”
Also speaking in an interview
with the State House correspondents, the leader of the delegation and Minister
of Science and Technology, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu urged President Buhari, to name a
national asset after late former Vice President, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, who died
November 19th, 2017 in a London hospital.
Onu, said naming an asset after
Ekwueme will show that the nation was appreciative of his important
contributions to nation building.
He said, “We also thanked the
president for the role the federal government is playing under his leadership
on the burial of one of our very great sons, former Vice President of this
great nation, Dr. Alex Ekwueme. And we told him that the people of the South
East will be happy if a national asset is named after him as a way to show that
the nation is also appreciative of his important contributions to nation
building.”
Onu said, “The APC leadership in
the South East met on December 31st last year and endorsed the president for a
second term.
“We have come today to reaffirm
that and to assure Mr. President that the party is working very hard to win
future elections.”
The minister disclosed that President
Buhari was very happy with the caliber of people that were in the delegation.
“He was very happy because you
can see the caliber of people in this delegation, a very high-powered
delegation. We have former leaders of the National Assembly at the highest
level, Senate President, Speaker, House of Representatives, former heads of
government at the state level, one government or represented by the deputy
governor because the governor is out of the country, all the ministers from the
south east, serving members in the National Assembly both in the Senate and
House of Representatives, former members of the National Assembly and very
important members in the party.
“We have our national Vice
Chairman in the South East, members of the National Working Committee and
National Executive Committee all present.
“So the president was very happy
that such a delegation thought it fit to come and visit him.”
Members of the delegation were
the Governor of Imo State, represented by his Deputy, Prince Eze Madumere,
members of the National Executive of APC from the zone and ministers.
Other notable personalities in
attendance were, former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, former Ebonyi, Martins
Elechi, Senator Andy Uba, Senator Ben Uwajimogu, former governor of old Anambra
State, Jim Nwobodo, Senator Nkechi Nworgu, Senator Ifeanyi Ararume, and former
minister of labour and productivity, Emeka Wogu.
Others are Senator Uche Ekwunife,
Hon. Tony Nwoye, Okey Ezea, George Moghalu, National Auditor APC, National Vice
Chairman South East, Emmanuel Eneukwu, Cosmos Maduba, Senators Chris Nwankwo,
Chris Adighije, Anthony Agbo, and Emma Anosiki, Former deputy governor of Abia
Cosmas Akomas, Nnanna Uzor Kalu, Dr. Uche Ogar.
Also present was the Chairman,
APC House of Representatives caucus from South East Nnanna Raphael Igbokwe,
Hon. Chike Okafor, Hon. Austin Chukwukere, Sam Nkire, Mac Nwabara, APC Deputy
National Women leader Tina Ekwueme-Adike, Princess Gloria Akobundu, the Chief
of Staff to Imo State Governor, Eze Nwosu and the Commissioner for Information
in Imo State, Prof. Nnamdi Obiaraeri among others.
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