Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has told the Ndigbo to forget about 2019 presidency and support President Buhari either to complete his four or year-eight year term.
He made the remark while speaking with State House correspondents in Abuja after rising from a meeting with Vice President Osinbajo.
Also in attendance in the meeting at the Presidential Villa was the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Yakubu Dogara
According to him, “What I do know is that Ndiigbo should talk about the presidency after President Muhammadu Buhari. I think we should support this government. President Muhammadu Buhari has a tenure to work for, four years or eight years according to the zoning arrangement and everybody should follow the zoning although I am not an advocate of zoning.
APC, he said, has successfully planted itself in the southeast and will not have any problems delivering the region to Buhari in 2019.
His words: “We are trying to rebuild the party and redefine leadership so there will be no confusion. As to whether the APC in the South East is in disarray as the case has always been, we want to have a united party in the South East.
“We are hopeful from all discussions that about two governors will be joining us in the South East to strengthen the party. Right now, we have agreed that Senator Ken Nnamani should take a lead of the party in the South East to enable us have a common understanding along with other leaders like Chief Jim Nwobodo.”
On the denial that three governors in the South-East will join APC, he said: “I don’t think it is true, but if it is true it is probably because it is not time. It could be because I spoke when they were not yet ready.”
Also speaking on the insinuations that he (Rochas) is not worth to be the political leader that the South East should follow, he said: “Leadership is not in question, we have agreed that Ken Nnamdi should lead. So, it is not about Rochas Okorocha, I am a governor.”
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