By Ezeocha Nzeh
Determined to actualize the yearning desire to have a president of South East extraction in 2023, the South East presidential aspirants on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Sunday, rose from a meeting with a resolution to support anyone among them that clinches the party’s ticket.
The aspirants including Senator Rochas Okorocha, Senator Ken Nnamani, former Minister of Education (state), Emeka Nwajiuba, former Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu and Mrs. Uju Ken-Ohanenye, met behind closed door at the Maitama resident of former Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha.
Ebonyi State Governor, Dave Umahi joined the meeting virtually, after he had to cut short his visit to Abuja to get relevant documents for his screening in Abakaliki.
In a communique issued at the end of the meeting, which was chaired by Ogbonnaya Onu, and read by senator Ken Nnamani, the aspirants, agreed to align with the decision of the party, which they said will do the right thing and heed the clamour for power shift to the Southeast.
In the communique jointly signed by the aspirants, Nnamani, Onu, Okorocha, Umahi, Nwajiuba and Moluku, the aspirants commended the APC leadership and the people of the Southeast “for commitment to the unity of Nigeria and the inclusion of all parts of Nigeria In the governance architecture of the country”.
It read, “a communique issued at the meeting of the Southeast Presidential aspirants of the APC. At its review meeting held today the 22” of May, 2022 at the residence of Senator Rochas Okorocha, under the Chairmanship of His Excellency Ogbonniya Onu, the Aspirants agree to make the following statements;
“That the President of the federal republic of Nigeria and the All Progressive Congress and Its National Working Committee as well the teaming members of the party are commended by the entire people of the southeast on their avowed commitment to the unity of Nigeria and the inclusion of all parts of Nigeria In the governance architecture of the country.
“That we commend all Nigerians who are committed to the Nigerian project by the whole hearted support of the aspiration of the south east to produce the next Nigerian president in 2023.
“That in furtherance of these commitment all aspirants here commit to align with any of the Southeast aspirants that is accepted by and chosen by other Nigerians to fly the APC flag”.
