Some presidential aspirants under the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from Nigeria’s southeast, after their meeting on Sunday, resolved rose to support anyone among them that clinches the party’s ticket.
In a communique issued at the end of the meeting and read by 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.
The aspirants, including Senator Rochas Okorocha, Senator Ken Nnamani, former Minister of Education (state), Emeka Nwajiuba, former Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, Ikeobasi Moleku and Mrs Uju Ken-Ohanenye, met behind closed door at the Maitama home of the former Imo governor.
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.
The meeting was chaired by Onu.
The communique which was signed by Nnamani, Onu, Okorocha, Umahi, Nwajiuba and Moleku reads:
A. COMMINIQUE ISSUED BY THE MEETING OF SOUTHEAST PRESIDENTIAL ASPIRANTS (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 commits to align with any of the south east aspirants that is accepted by and chosen by other Nigerians to fly the APC flag
What a useless meeting