The governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, has said the South East geo-political zone will produce the president of Nigeria after 2019.
The governor stated this Friday while speaking at the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential campaign rally in Aba, Abia State.
The zone​,​ comprising five states, namely Abia, Enugu, Anambra, Imo and Ebonyi, is yet to produce a democratically-elected leader of the country.
However, an indigene of the zone, the late Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi, a major general, was Nigeria’s first military head of state.
He ruled the country between January and July, 1966, before he was overthrown and killed in the July 1966 coup that brought Yakubu Gowon, then a colonel, to power.
The three democratically-elected presidents since the return of democracy in 1999, namely Olusegun Obasanjo, Umaru Yar’Adua and Goodluck Jonathan are from the South West, North West and South-South geo-political zones.
Mr. Okorocha, who contested the presidential primaries of the APC last month but lost, demanded that the zone be allowed to produce a successor to Muhammadu Buhari, if he wins the February 14 2011 election, since other zones had produce the nation’s leader.
“It can never go back to the South West,” Mr. Okorocha said. “Northerners, please let me warn you, after 2019 and beyond, let nobody takes it to South West. Amaechi (governor of Rivers States), your brother (Jonathan) has taken your turn, never you, never you talk about South-South.”
Speaking at the rally, Mr Buhari, promised that, if elected, his administration would provide the Igbos with capital and expertise to enhance their entrepreneurial skills.
The entrepreneurship of the Igbo people is not in doubt not only in Nigeria but also outside Nigeria,” he said.
“You are extremely hard-working and whatever the Federal Government will do possible to empower you with capital and expertise the government will do that to improve on your investments.”
The APC flag bearer assured that the party’s administration would not allow youth, notably able-bodied people, to be idle so that they would not become touts but become productive citizens.
Mr. Buhari also assured that, if elected, his government would fulfil all the promises it was making to the people.
“I assure you we will fulfil our promises if you give us the opportunity of being your leaders,” he said.

‘They say we don’t have a plan.’? But for 25 minutes,

he did not reveal a plan on power;
he did not reveal a plan on security;
he did not reveal a plan on corruption.


“Now, after six years, without being able to articulate what he is doing and what he will do and he keeps blaming everybody, forgetting that he is the Commander-in-Chief, if the kitchen is too hot, as it is becoming of late, you must get out of the kitchen.”

Jj222:
After Gej than the igbo's will take over. If you allow boko buhari to win than igbo's bye bye wil be your name cos we all know what buhari can do.

Change2015:
If the Igbos don't find some unity and the ability to vote as a mass, how can they achieve the presidency? Even in this election all parties can see the ethnic sentiments emanating from the south east, and a leader expects to emerge from there? The hausa and yoruba political blocks have decided to respect themselves and work together to achieve political success. If the Igbos are not building bridges of friendship with the other major political blocks, how far can that ambition go? I see Fashola as the next president after Buhari...

menesheh:
Insanity



South East geo-political zone will produce the president of Nigeria after 2019


While he is supporting a party if elected will spend the next 8 yrs and still there is narrow chance in 2022

Shame on you

Ramnon2:


Stop lying to yourself. Yorubas are in both APC and PDP. The north has people in both parties. Why do you want Igbos to be only in one party? Why do you have different standards for Igbos and the others? Are you not a wicked hypocrite?

Sadusky:


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Onyejiuwaokoh:
Rochas is a desperado,he doesn't understand the game of politics. If APC wanted to correct injustice done to Igbos politically they would have started by giving an Igboman the APC presidential candidate since the Igbos have not got it, not after 2019 or beyond. A promise made to a woman in the bed, as it was promised during the second republic. The north is desperately in need of power and my fear is; what will be the consequence if they get? since the world is experiencing a new doctrine of Islam and its jihad which started recently can cause religious war. secondly, will the impatient North allow power to rotate to regions? since they rules almost 40years but immediately Obasanjo took over they fought him tooth and nail with sharia and religious war in other to frustrate him. They made me to be supporting GEJ because they rioted the day he took over and he won election they killed hundreds of people which means they don't want him at all. They could have allowed him if he fails all of us will see it and know how to kick him out. Thirdly, what is the safety of minority tribes in the North? since a group of people is presently carrying war of genocide on them and the northern leaders and politicians keep quiet. Can that be called systematic total extermination or ethnic cleansing.Be wise!

Ramnon2:


[s]Actually Igbos may get the presidency faster with APC than PDP

If GEJ wins, there is no jupiter that will make PDP not give power to the North after him. There is no way in this world a southerner would succeed GEJ.
With APC, after Buhari it will come down south and SE and SW will have to battle for it. Even, before 2019, Buhari may be dead. Tinubu may also die of his current ailment at some point (that is a route for every mortal). That way, the space is opened up for others to compete
I strongly suggest that Igbos give APC a chance at least at the state and LGA levels, even if they do not like Buhari. I also would not be voting Buhari, neither would I vote GEJ. I can however vote APC candidate at the state and lower levels.

Igbos would have been idiotic to constrict themselves to only PDP. So, I thank God for Rochas, Ngige and others helping to build up APC in Igboland. We are big enough to be in the two major parties and take what belongs to us from both parties.[/s]

Frankiss44:



If this fool believes ab0ki will handover to an ibo candidate come 2019, the he can believe anything.

It will be very difficult for an ibo man to rule this control and I don't see it happening anytime soon.

Frankiss44:



If this fool believes ab0ki will handover to an ibo candidate come 2019, the he can believe anything.

It will be very difficult for an ibo man to rule this control and I don't see it happening anytime soon.

sherrylo:
yes ooo, I knew that was the planned game.It will work sha.