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South East PDP leaders demand national chairmanship position
From PETRUS OBI, Enugu
Saturday, July 02, 2011



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South East leaders, made up of governors, former vice president, Dr. Alex Ekwueme, deputy Senate president Ike Ekweremadu, senators and others, have pointedly demanded the occupation of national chairmanship position of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP by an Igbo man.

Towards this end, they promised to nominate somebody who would be appointed as the national chairman, in the next two weeks, for the ratification of the National Executive Committee of the party.

The Igbo leaders vowed to invoke Article 14 (5) of the constitution of the PDP to realise this move.
In a communiqué, after their deliberation in Enugu, the South East leaders said the South East PDP leaders said they are demanding that one of their own be appointed to fill the vacant position of the party chair in view of the provision of the constitution of the party.
The document explained that the said section of the PDP constitution provides that the National Executive Committee of the party should appoint a substitute/replacement for the national chairman whenever there is a vacancy in the office.

They explained that the provision specifies that the replacement should come from the zone of the immediate substantive chairman, who so vacated office, adding: “In this circumstance, South East should be the zone to so benefit since the last confirmed chairman of the party was Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo from the area.”
The Igbo leaders argued that the zone becomes even more qualified, based on the provision of the party constitution, when they recall that even if you put together the tenure of Nwodo and Chief Vincent Ogbulafor, his predecessor, they spent only 22 months, as against 48 months specified by the constitution.

Others PDP stakeholders, who attended the meeting, were Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha; Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Chief Olisa Metu, Senator Hope Uzodimma and Dr. Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, among others
Others were Governors Chime (Enugu State), Theodore Orji (Abia State) and Martin Elechi (Ebonyi).

Igbos on the onslaught. Everyone get yours and more

The position rightfully belongs to Igbos

High_Chief:

The position rightfully belongs to Igbos

Until next March, you mean?

High_Chief:

The position rightfully belongs to Igbos

why, why not NE

Igbo leaders no wan hear for this dispensation.

They seem to be politically violent for offices now o,true true dem no wan hear.

I think I'm liking that political violence.

Or else what? I think d Igbos, Hausas & Yorubas have gotten their own fair share. Let other tribes have d position. I know we have over 200 tribes in naija. The problem wit nairalanders is dat if such position is given 2 (lets say) a Muslim from d kilba tribe (in adamawa, they will all start shouting dis Hausa/fulani pple sef. likewise d common hausa man on d street sees GEJ as an Igbo man. Pls let us have someone who is NOT a Hausa/Igbo or Yoruba.

maga1:

Or else what? I think d Igbos, Hausas & Yorubas have gotten their own fair share. Let other tribes have d position. I know we have over 200 tribes in naija. The problem wit nairalanders is dat if such position is given 2 (lets say) a Muslim from d kilba tribe (in adamawa, they will all start shouting dis Hausa/fulani pple sef. likewise d common hausa man on d street sees GEJ as an Igbo man. Pls let us have someone who is NOT a Hausa/Igbo or Yoruba.

This is Africa, if you do not have the numbers, then you will not have your voices heard. Minorities should be happy that the president of Nigeria comes from a minority group.

NIGERIA IS OVER ALREADY ANYWAYS!!

SW OUT IN 2016!

We will return to military soon!

Forget about democracy; it's a sick illusion; was Libya better than many parts of the world in infrastructure before invasion? no? I personally don't like Gaddafi but My uncle was a Doctor in Libya and he never had to pay for shit, get transported to work everyday executive style, gets honoured in the society because of his job as life saver, Family members get free education and are given yearly vacation except for my uncle who is required to stay behind because of the need for his skills. Visiting family members gets bombarded with gifts when returning. I was there ones tho I had to go to mosque on Fridays but that was it, every other thing is fine by me, I got lots of gifts from watches to shoes (not my size lol). And cash gift, Gaddafi's only fault is not allowing room for criticism,

Up till today Persians I know run shit in North America and their businesses/jobs are mostly in Iran. no? They are only in America because they can truly enjoy the fantasies outlawed in their land. Go to the West COAST!!!

How bad is HUGO CHAVEZ? a 100 folds better than Obama and Bush. NO?

Americans in proportion to population have more criminals in jail than China (executed criminals included), no?


Kebab, kilichi and Suya are wayy better than double cheese burger. no?

PDP needs a chairman who will lead the party into the digital age.

PDP ways of doing business is so last century.

I won't hold my breadth anyway expecting PDP to do the right thing.

LOL. How is it that everytime Ekwueme and co are making news these days they are demanding this position and that position. Isn't Ekwueme's state now an APGA stronghold, and isnt APGA (and even ACN) making inroads in SE after how many years of PDP waste?

These men should go and shut the hell up.

Thieves

Igbos that were hitherto taken as political coward, cos of their reticent stance in everything, are now forcefully telling everybody their capability.

"majorities" should be happier they've got access to free oil money that pays the bills.

EzeUche:

This is Africa, if you do not have the numbers, then you will not have your voices heard. Minorities should be happy that the president of Nigeria comes from a minority group.

But the dailies are tipping Bamanga Tukur a likely replacement.

they might as well have the whole nigeria!!!

nawa oo igbo politicians dey vex for this tenure oo . everywhere na heebo this heebo that.

EzeUche:

This is Africa, if you do not have the numbers, then you will not have your voices heard. Minorities should be happy that the president of Nigeria comes from a minority group.

I guess when next d hausa/fulanis or yorubas use their numbers against u. You sholdnt complain.

High_Chief:

The position rightfully belongs to Igbos

The only position that rightfully belongs to ibo's is a subservient one to the Ijaws.

maga1:

I guess when next d hausa/fulanis or yorubas use their numbers against u. You sholdnt complain.

when was that

@ maga1
Are you saying the hausa and yorubas are more populated than the Igbos? What proof do you have or you just felt like leaving a comment.

Johndoe100:

The only position that rightfully belongs to ibo's is a subservient one to the Ijaws.

Tufiakwa! Who dey fear Ijaws?

maga1:

I guess when next d hausa/fulanis or yorubas use their numbers against u. You sholdnt complain.

Who said these groups have more people than the Igbo who can be found in every part of Nigeria and Africa?

Yorubas are not even being considered.

1 party country

EzeUche:

Who said these groups have more people than the Igbo who can be found in every part of Nigeria and Africa?

Yorubas are not even being considered.

In Africa as a whole, there are more Yorubas and Hausas than Igbos, that is a fact. These two groups are not only indigenous to Nigeria but in at least 3 COUNTRIES.

In Nigeria, because Igbos are found everywhere does not mean they are the most populous group. It simply means that their land is too small for their population and they need more space. Moreover, the last election was a rough pointer at our population which says the NW (Hausa/Fulani) and SW (Yorubas) are the most populated zones in Nigeria. Although, I acknowledge that both zones have a significant amount of Igbos in them.
My opinion. . .

jason123:

In Africa as a whole, there are more Yorubas and Hausas than Igbos, that is a fact. These two groups are not only indigenous to Nigeria but in at least 3 COUNTRIES.

In Nigeria, because Igbos are found everywhere does not mean they are the most populous group. It simply means that their land is too small for their population and they need more space. Moreover, the last election was a rough pointer at our population which says the NW (Hausa/Fulani) and SW (Yorubas) are the most populated zones in Nigeria. Although, I acknowledge that both zones have a significant amount of Igbos in them.
My opinion. . .

F.o.ol mixing Igbo (ethnicity) with zones (multi-ethnicity). Did the last census talk about ethnicity? How about millions of Igbos in SW and North and SS counted for those groups. You be real odechukwu

ZnO:

F.o.ol mixing Igbo (ethnicity) with zones (multi-ethnicity). Did the last census talk about ethnicity? How about millions of Igbos in SW and North and SS counted for those groups. You be real odechukwu

jason123:

In Africa as a whole, there are more Yorubas and Hausas than Igbos, that is a fact. These two groups are not only indigenous to Nigeria but in at least 3 COUNTRIES.

In Nigeria, because Igbos are found everywhere does not mean they are the most populous group. It simply means that their land is too small for their population and they need more space. Moreover, the last election was a rough pointer [/b]at our population which says the NW (Hausa/Fulani) and SW (Yorubas) are the most populated zones in Nigeria. [b]Although, I acknowledge that both zones have a significant amount of Igbos in them.
My opinion. . .

ZnO, now tell me who is the fo.ol between us

ZnO:

F.o.ol mixing Igbo (ethnicity) with zones (multi-ethnicity). Did the last census talk about ethnicity? How about millions of Igbos in SW and North and SS counted for those groups. You be real odechukwu

Gbam!

And this is not counting Igbos in neighboring countries.

Igbo numbers are not really known. There were population pressures dating back to the 1800s.

jason123:

ZnO, now tell me who is the fo.ol between us

You are the fool for even talking about it in the first place, when you know the aspect you bolded was the case. Why waste your time saying it in the first place? Only a foo.l will do such.

ZnO:

You are the fool for even talking about it in the first place, when you know the aspect you bolded was the case. Why waste your time saying it in the first place? Only a foo.l will do such.

SMH . . . .

jason is not very smart. The boy is too daft. That is why I do not entertain him much, because I get a headache arguing with fools like him.