Nigeria’s unity always hinged on equity, justice, fairness ― Ebonyi speaker

Speaker, Ebonyi State House of Assembly, Francis Nwifuru has reminded the leadership of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) that the unity of Nigeria has always been hinged on the principles of equity, justice and fairness.

According to him, it is on such conventional wisdom that the country has striven to grow and develop equally across all her geopolitical zones.

The speaker with the support of 21 assembly members made this known in Abakaliki while giving the party’s National Executive Council (NEC) a 7-day ultimatum to zone the Presidential ticket to the South East come May 2023.

According to him, South East has presidential personalities, people who are globally renowned, reliable, acceptable, tested and trusted for the position and have discharged their duties efficiently and effectively.

Nwifuru said: “Since the inception of this democracy, South-East zone has paid its dues having worked assiduously and massively voted for all the presidential candidates of our great party – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), when the people of the South West in the year 1999 and 2003, the people of North West in 2007, the people of South-South in 2011 and 2015, the people of the North East in 2019, all contested for Presidency.

“It is only appropriate in the spirit of democracy, equity, justice and fairness that the position of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria come 2023, be zoned to the South East.

“South East has presidential personalities, people who are globally renowned, reliable, acceptable, tested and trusted to the position; having discharged their duties efficiently and effectively in the positions held before now. Persons like Peter Obi (former PDP Vice Presidential Candidate in the 2019 elections and former Governor of Anambra State), Sen. Anyim Pius Anyim (former Senate President and former Secretary to the Government of the Federation), Sen. Ike Ekweremmadu (former 3-time Deputy President of the Senate), Sen. Theodore Orji (former Governor of Abia State), Achike Udenwa (former governor of Imo State), and a host of others.

“On this note, we are giving our great party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), 7 days ultimatum to convocate the National Executive Committee of the party and zone the position of the Presidency to South-East Nigeria, especially as INEC has officially announced the date of the presidential elections.

“In no minimal measure, this will further develop and unite our dear country.

“Equally, the party should not contemplate to remove the National Chairman of the Party, Prince Uche Secundus as it is customary that the zone (South) from where the National Chairman comes from produces the Presidential candidate of the party. If this advice is not adhered to, it will further divide and destabilize the party along sectional and regional lines.

“Failure to adhere to these kind requests will cost our party heavily and we, the Honourable Members of the 6th Ebonyi State House of Assembly will leave no stone unturned in taking decisive actions to ensure that traditions and dividends of democracy are respected in our party,” he said.

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