Five aspirants to the office of President on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) have petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari demanding that the presidential slot be zoned to the South East.
This was contained in a letter addressed to President Buhari signed by Chief lkeobasi Mokelu, Dr. Ogbannaya Onu Governor Dave Umahi, Senator Rochas Okorocha, and Barr. Mrs. Uju. Ken Ahanenye.
In the letter, the aspirants commended Buhari for the fatherly leadership of the country and the party.
They also commended him for the “unequivocal approval of the position of the 14 Progressive governors from Northern Nigeria to ensure that his successor is elected from the southern part of Nigeria.
They lauded the governors for the patriotic and unifying stand for the position of the Northern governors to be zoned to the South East.
The aspirants stated: “We most humbly request that this position of our brothers from the North be deepened and made even more wholesome by further zoning this position to the South East.
“We are all aware that no President can emerge without the support of various geopolitical zones and without the express collaboration of our brothers and sisters from other zones of Nigeria.
“With our Convention at hand, your kind directive for the deepening of unity in diversity championed by our founding fathers solely on the basis of strengthening national unity and cohesion and for rousing victory at the 2023 elections, are stated objectives in your speeches to the Progressive Governors’ forum, the APC aspirants’ dinner and the meeting of APC stakeholders.
“Furthermore, we are humbly requesting that you consider and pick your chosen candidate from the South-East aspirants in line with your stated objectives of handing over to trusted party loyalists.
“We humbly seek your Excellency’s prompt and kind Intervention to enable the party delegates assume proper guidance.”
The aspirants concluded by pledging their loyalty to Buhari and assurances of their esteem regards and obedience to whichever candidate your he deems fit and appropriate to adopt as the candidate of the party.
Presently, the party’s presidential primary is ongoing in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory.
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