Yemi Akinwonmi, acting national chairman of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP), says zoning the presidency is not Nigeria’s current
problem.
Over the past few months, the debate on the zoning of the
presidency ahead of the 2023 elections has heightened, especially among
political party stakeholders.
Speaking on Monday in an interview on Channels Television,
Akinwonmi said Nigeria needs a president who will show commitment to tackling
the country’s problems.
“Zoning is not the problem of Nigeria, particularly at this hour of the day. The problem of Nigeria is to search for a true Nigerian who is ready to lead by example; who is ready to do things that will allay our problem of hunger, problem of economy, problem of banditry — all problems — and solve everything; who will return Nigeria to the comity of nations,” he said.
“Zoning has never
been a problem. You remember that in Nigerian history, there was a zoning that
gave Muslim-Muslim ticket and we all unanimously voted for that. So, zoning is
not a problem. Where a person comes from is not a problem. What Nigerians are
quarrelling with is corruption and indecent behaviour.”
Commenting on the legal suit that might hinder the party’s
October 30 national convention, Akinwonmi said “genuine” PDP members will not
take the party to court without exploring conflict resolution mechanisms.
“PDP is a threat to many parties. These litigations coming
up and down are works of our enemies. A genuine PDP [person] will not venture
to take the party to court whereas there is a section in our constitution which
says you don’t resort to court or unless you avail yourself of all
opportunities to see redress within the party,” he said.
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