Ogbonnaya Onu, minister of
science and technology, has called on the people of the south-east to support
the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2019.
He made the call on Sunday during
a stakeholders meeting held at his country home in Uburu, Ohaozara local
government area of Ebonyi.
Onu said Nigeria’s president of
Igbo extraction in 2023 can only be achieved under an All Progressives
Congress-led government.
He said: “It is important to
point out that south-east remains the only geo-political zone that is yet to
produce an elected president of Nigeria and this is what everybody is aware of.
“The north-east, through the
Prime Minister, Tafawa Belewa, north-west, south-west, south-south and
north-central have all produced Nigeria’s president at different times with the
exception of the south-east.
“The zone stands a better chance
to bargain for the slot and only under APC can this arrangement be possible.
“We must therefore support the
president for a second term in order to have a better chance of producing the
next Nigeria president of Igbo origin.”
Onu said Buhari had performed
well to deserve re-election in order to consolidate on the achievements he
recorded in his first tenure.
He said the president had
delivered on the three key promises he made in 2015, including security, fight
against corruption and economic growth and development.
Onu said: “The administration,
through a relentless war against graft, has reduced corruption and ensured
transparency in governance.
“The government has engaged the
Boko Haram insurgents and has reclaimed 18 local government areas previously
annexed by the insurgents in Borno and Yobe states.
“The government has improved the
ease of doing business and made the country a hub for foreign investments.
“The Enugu-Port Harcourt
Expressway and Enugu-Onitsha Expressway, which were abandoned for over 16
years, are nearing completion, while work on the Second Niger Bridge has
commenced.
“The Federal Medical Centre,
Umuahia, in Abia, has been equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment to
stem medical tourism.
“The establishment of automobile
industrial hub to serve as industrial park at Nnewi, in Anambara, and those
located between Abia and Rivers boundaries are all part of the achievements of
the Buhari-led administration.”
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