By Yinka Ajayi National Chairman of the United Progressive Party, UPP, Chief Chekwas Okorie, in this interview, outlines why the South-East and South-West should back President Muhammadu Buhari’s re-election and speed up power shift to the South among other national issues.

How will you describe the state of the nation as we head towards the 2019 general elections?

Nigeria is still a work in progress but it’s unfortunate that we are in election mood. While those in government are busy convincing Nigerians that they have done    

On President Muhammadu Buhari’s anti-corruption war Nobody can take that from them because they were able to fight the anti-corruption war headlong.

But for some to call the anti-corruption war of this administration a selective fight is illogical. Because the issue of fraud and corruption does not expire. It’s a matter that lasts over time. And a government that is serious has to start from somewhere. If it’s one sided, who will they arrest, is it other innocent Nigerians or Chekwas Okorie who had never gone near government resources or treasury?

And some particular Nigerians had access to the treasury for 16 good years. If they start from there and another government comes to power, they can continue from there. I always remind those that say anti-corruption war is one-sided of an Igbo proverb that says: A River can only drown somebody whose feet it has seen. If you did not go near the river, how can it drown you? Are they saying if they stole and the other people stole, it should be cancelled? It’s only a corrupt man that will say that. They are not even ashamed that they had 16 years to rule and they messed the whole country up. They laid the foundation for recession.

Before I sound like the ruling party spokesperson, everybody knows that they had a higher source of revenue, by the time this government came, we had less than 7billion dollars in foreign reserve now we are talking about 42 to 46 billion in our foreign reserves.

Despite the situation we have found ourselves, there have been indications of prudence in resource management.

Nobody who will say agriculture has not received the kind of boost we are beginning to experience more certain growth and genuine infrastructural development.

The Buhari’s administration attitude not to cancel contracts approved by the previous government because his government didn’t award them, and encouraging contractors to go back to site is unprecedented.

We are now beginning to look at railway as a source of transportation; Agriculture has a quantum leap in development and is affecting Urban-Rural migration positively.

So things may not be automatic but things are looking up. For us in UPP, we decided not to field a presidential candidate so that we can use this period to consolidate and build a solid structure for 2023.     So for me, the Buhari administration is good to go for second term because there is nothing in PDP that Nigerians are missing that will make me want them to come back. I can live with another four years of Buhari but may not be able to endure another eight years of PDP.

The reason is the person running under PDP moral baggage is known, his pasts are known and we know what they did with the opportunity they had when they were in power for 16 years. So a Leopard does not change its spots. The saying that the devil you know is better than the angels you don’t know is true.

In a situation where there are two devils, you can choose the better devil. To Nigerians that are ethnic minded, they are faced with two Fulani, the APC Fulani and the PDP Fulani. It is left for you to choose your own Fulani.

For me, Buhari has an uncompleted job and the way he is going is a path of progress.

It is for Nigerians to decide what they want but I personally will prefer another four years of Buhari before power shift to the South-West or South-East, than another eight years of another Fulani with the same spot and if you add it to the previous nightmare of the PDP it will be too much for Nigerians to bear.      

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/10/2019-i-prefer-four-more-years-of-buhari-than-eight-years-of-another-fulani-chekwas-okorie/

So for me, the Buhari administration is good to go for second term because there is nothing in PDP that Nigerians are missing that will make me want them to come back. I can live with another four years of Buhari but may not be able to endure another eight years of PDP.

Only Fools and Idiotic pigs of Biafra will prefer another 8 years of Fulani Slavery.

1 Igbo man out of the 8 million registered voters in the SE. BTW, we don't do UPP in the east.

In a situation where there are two devils, you can choose the better devil. To Nigerians that are ethnic minded, they are faced with two Fulani, the APC Fulani and the PDP Fulani. It is left for you to choose your own Fulani.


This is exactly what I have been saying. The Fulani are expert herdsmen. Their biggest achievement so far is herding the southerners.

and you think that Buhari will relinquish power after that 4 years ?

I am Igbo and many of us share this thought.

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IamAtikulate:
1 Igbo man out of the 8 million registered voters in the SE. BTW, we don't do UPP in the east.

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Address or counter any of the points he raised before you Atikuloot.....Confused ipob yoot.

CilicMarin:



Only Fools and Idiotic pigs Biafra will prefer another 8 years of Fulani Slavery.

snd yet uou deny bubu did not enslave you






Hypocrite

Another shallow fool has spoken

IamAtikulate:
1 Igbo man out of the 8 million registered voters in the SE. BTW, we don't do UPP in the east.

8million registered voters, how many collected PVC? Probably, 2million. Lol. Besides I thought the east was all about Biafra or nothing? Is this want Nnamdi Kanu and his zombie supporters wanted?

@the attached picture, I don't see any reason why Buhari will ever show respect to Atiku in that manner. Probably he was just about sitting down back or was about getting up. Buhari is older than him don't forget.

See as BMCs will applaud a man that is clearly making ethnic divisive comments, just because it will benefit the incompetent tyrant to continue in his destruction of the country.


Some of us are patriots, and we do not care if "Fulani" rules for another 8yrs as long as we can rescue this country from further destruction by Buhari and his incompetent crew.

Another 4yrs of this locusts, and it might just take us 50yrs to recover!

Atikulate!

One of the few wise Igbos around.
And he is a realist as regards 2023 presidency.
Kudos.

CilicMarin:



Only Fools and Idiotic pigs Biafra will prefer another 8 years of Fulani Slavery.

Yes Nigerians want a new 8 years of Fulani Atiku

Captainrambo2:
snd yet uou deny bubu did not enslave you






Hypocrite

Is Nigeria no longer a Zoo?

am already atikulated!!

buhari, the game is over.
see you in daura!!

Chekwas Okorie is high on Onitsha weed

CilicMarin:



Only Fools and Idiotic pigs Biafra will prefer another 8 years of Fulani Slavery.

When Buhari's evil brothers aka Fulani Terrorists attacked Enugu, what did Chekwas Okorie do.?


Has Chekwas Okorie ever visited that community let alone to give them succor.?

SarkinYarki:


Yes Nigerians Ipob yoots want a new 8 years of Fulani Atiku

Atiku will rule Biafra for the next 8 Years!

CilicMarin:



Only Fools and Idiotic pigs Biafra will prefer another 8 years of Fulani Slavery.

did u skip your drugs this morning?

CilicMarin:


Is Nigeria no longer a Zoo?

That is why Atiku wants to UnZoo Nigeria.


IPOB leadership will continue the international lobbying for Referendum while IPOB members give Atiku the opportunity to UnZoo Nigeria.


Hope you get it.?

Poo post

kodded:
and you think that Buhari will relinquish power after that 4 years ?

Dem never born am well not to relinquish. Then you will see the mother of all wars. Nigeria will simply break into two.

#istandwithbuharitill2023

Rilwayne001:


8million registered voters, how many collected PVC? Probably, 2million. Lol. Besides I thought the east was all about Biafra or nothing? Is this want Nnamdi Kanu and his zombie supporters wanted?

@the attached picture, I don't see any reason why Buhari will ever show respect to Atiku in that manner. Probably he was just about sitting down back or was about getting up. Buhari is older than him don't forget.

In 2019, whether you have PVC or not go and vote.

Your Baba was thanking Atiku for lending them 1 billion for campaign.

www.signalng.com/exclusive-crisis-brews-apc-tinubus-refusal-repay-atikus-n1-billion-campaign-loan/

CilicMarin:



Only Fools and Idiotic pigs Biafra will prefer another 8 years of Fulani Slavery.

"...idiotic pigs of biafra"


aren't u tired of that phrase? don't let hate consume you. the politicians you are trying to defend don't even know that you exist, so why consume yourself with hate?

CilicMarin:


Atiku will rule Biafra for next 8 Years!

resurgent4oodua:


Dem never born am well not to relinquish. Then you will see the mother of all wars. Nigeria will simply break into two.

#istandwithbuharitill2023

I would have believed all your threat, if you were from the Igbo tribe or the Fulani tribe, but history has taught me that the only tribe that prefer a living goat (bondage) to a dead lion (freedom) is you guys





.....so I will pass, na only mouth you and your brothers get, when the time come, you and your brothers will be singing another tunes just to please buhari so that he can spare you all

Chekwas is bmc, he is collecting 29,000 naira, because he is an igbo man that was marginalised to collect 29,000 naira.

EternalTruths:



When Buhari's evil brothers aka Fulani Terrorists attacked Enugu, what did Chekwas Okorie do.?


Has Chekwas Okorie ever visited that community let alone to give them succor.?

And the fulani herdsmen are not fulani like Atiku abi? The wisdom of a kanu worshiper turned Atiku almajiri