Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has stated why he
championed the removal of the former National Chairman of the party Prince Uche
Secondus.
He said this during a live media chat held in Port Harcourt
on Friday.
The governor said the move followed the resolution of the
southern governors’ forum during a series of meetings last year.
According to Wike, “in that meeting, it was agreed that
whatever it is, President Muhammadu Buhari coming from the North has done eight
years and therefore for inclusion the next president should come from the
South.
“The next meeting was held in Lagos, where it was started
clearly that this is what we must ensure. The final meeting was held in Enugu.
“We now said Secondus as the chairman of the party, you’re
already running out your time and therefore you can’t go back because it’s the
position of the south that the presidency should come to the south and the
president cannot come to the south if you’re the chairman of the party.
“By constitution of the party, this is what is stated. It
was not as if it was a personal thing.
“In order to allow our decision in the southern governors
forum this has to be done.”
The Governor, however, said he was surprised to see that
some of the governors who were conveners of the meeting started “shifting”,
saying the chairmanship position should not be zoned.
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