Rochas Okorocha, governor of Imo
state, says the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) might have serious
setback in 2023 due to the leadership style of Adams Oshiomhole, its national
chairman.
Speaking on Monday after meeting
with President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja, the
governor said the national chairman has reduced the APC to a regional minority
party in the south-east.
Okorocha also said any attempt to
south-east in the election of principal officers in the 9th national assembly
will worsen the party’s chances in the region.
“I have been watching carefully
what is happening in the national assembly, it’s a very interesting drama. But
all I ask of them is that they should consider the south-east in their
calculations,” the governor said.
“This nation will not be properly
balanced if south-east is not carried along properly in the affairs of the
national assembly. Nobody seems to be talking about the south-east; it looks
like the south-east doesn’t have a place anymore. That is wrong, politically
speaking and that will not be good for APC. Because there is going to be a
bigger APC after President Muhammadu Buhari must have left the seat.
“My fear now is that APC might
have a serious set back in 2023 because the Oshiomhole-led executive is
actually turning APC into a regional minority party which shouldn’t be because
of his mistakes.
“Right now in the whole of
south-east, we don’t have an APC governor. So if there is any discussion in
Nigeria now within the APC governors and President Muhammadu Buhari, there
would be nobody from the south-east. This is what the APC chairman has done in
the south-east.
“I think it’s a capital attempt
to frustrate the efforts of the south-east but I appeal to every Nigerian to
support the cause of the south-east – their cause is germane and it should be
supported in whatever position that is due them. They shouldn’t think about
giving south-east, whatever position for giving sake. You can’t just wake up
and give them any position. South-east is a key primary zone in this country
and if we don’t get the number one seat, we should get the number two seat.”
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