Nigeria’s Next President Must Come From The South - Makinde, Fayose, Mimiko Other S'W PDP Leaders Join Agitation




The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), South-West Zone, on Tuesday insisted that Nigeria’s next president should emerge from the Southern part of the country.

The party, at an extended zonal caucus meeting held at the Oyo State Government House, Agodi, Ibadan, said that it was in support of the position of the Southern Governors’ Forum that Southern Nigeria should produce the next president.

This was as the party reaffirmed its call for the restructuring of Nigeria, stating that it will support all efforts geared towards national cohesion through equitable distribution of federal positions and appointments among the geopolitical zones of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

According to a communique read by the party’s National Vice Chairman, South-West, Hon. Olasoji Adagunodo, the party has resolved that the unity of its members in the zone is non-negotiable and that all mechanisms for dispute resolutions must be on the front burner.

The party equally resolved to do everything within its power lawfully to win the forthcoming elections in Osun and Ekiti states.

A statement signed by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Makinde, Mr. Taiwo Adisa, indicated that the governor, who is the leader of the party in the South-West, was commended by the caucus for his infrastructure development strides and his efforts in repositioning the PDP across states of the zone.


In his keynote speech, Governor Makinde called on all members of the party to de-emphasise whatever issues they have with individuals and unite in the interest of the party both at the zonal and national levels, as according to him, the South-West zone remained critical to the success of the PDP in the country.

He said: “We are in the election season already. The timetable is out and candidates for various positions will emerge within the next eight to nine weeks. And as PDP South-West zone, what position are we presenting?


“We know that if South-West and Yorubaland is not peaceful, things would not also be settled nationally. “That is just the fact. We have also gone through the path that, because of disunity, we were left out in the scheme of things.


“When the founding fathers of this party came together, they spoke about fairness, equity, justice and they decided that the six major positions nationally must be shared among the six zones of Nigeria. That has always been the case until 2011. Because of the in-fighting, disunity, the South-West did not have a single position out of the six national positions.


“For the avoidance of doubt, I can list those six positions. In 2011, the president did not come from the South-West but South South. The vice-president did not come from the South-West but North-West.

“The Senate President came from the North-Central. The Speaker of the House of Representatives went to the North-West, while the Secretary to the Government of the Federation slot also went to the South-East. The Chairman of the party went to the North-East.

“That was how we lost all completely and we don’t want to walk through that path again. It has happened to us before and we don’t want it to happen again.

“But the only way it won’t happen again is for us to unite and de-emphasize whatever issues we have with ourselves individually. “We must come together to tell ourselves what we are going to demand nationally.”

Governor Makinde maintained that though the South-West PDP had three opportunities through the off-season elections in Ondo, Ekiti and Osun for the governorship seats, in-fighting has already made it lose in Ondo State.

“Ondo State governorship election is coming back in another two years. But before then, we have the Ekiti governorship election coming up. We thank God that we have been able to get everybody together but there is still a lot of work to be done, if Ekiti will not go the way of Ondo.


“I do pray because I know we have another opportunity to support our candidate in Ekiti State, so that in two months plus, we will have a governor-elect in the state.


“We also have Osun State, which practically is in a difficult situation. They have issues from the governorship primary, which is not supposed to be. South-West is known as the zone to provide leadership for this country.

“Truth is, we are going to be the ultimate losers and what happened in the past will happen again if we don’t get our acts together.

“I make bold to say that those aspiring for the presidency and are using our people against us, there are only two and a half months left. You can force yourself to win the party’s primary but can you force yourself on the populace?

“This is an opportunity for us to recalibrate and have a common position, moving forward in the national engagement with the unfolding scenario nationally.”

Reading the communique at the end of the meeting, Adagunodo said: “The unity of the PDP South-West Zone is a non-negotiable issue, to this end, we demand that all dispute resolution mechanisms should be on the front burner.

“The PDP South-West Zone is in support of the Southern Governors’ Forum that the next president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria should come from the south.


“The Zone commends the only PDP Governor in the zone, Engr. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, for his infrastructural and development strides in the zone.


“The Zone has agreed that we should do everything possible within our power to deliver Osun and Ekiti states to the party in their forthcoming offseason governorship elections.

“The Zone is desirous of fairness, justice, and equity in the distribution of Federal positions and appointments and will support all efforts geared towards national cohesion through equitable distribution of federal positions and appointments amongst the geopolitical zones of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.


“The South-West Zone reaffirms its position on restructuring of Nigeria.”

The meeting had in attendance the former Deputy National Chairman of the PDP, Chief Olabode George; former Governors Olagunsoye Oyinlola, Olusegun Mimiko and Ayodele Fayose of Osun, Ondo and Ekiti states respectively; serving and former National Assembly members; former deputy governors.

Others were the PDP Deputy National Chairman (South), Ambassador Oladejo Arapaja; former governorship candidates of the PDP in Ogun and Ekiti states, Hon. Ladi Adebutu and Prof. Olusola Eleka Kolapo and other former and serving PDP leaders at the national level.


Source : https://westerndailynews.com/nigerias-next-president-must-come-from-the-south-makinde-fayose-mimiko-other-sw-pdp-leaders-support-agitation/

The absolute truth or Nigeria divides

That one Na Yoruba man choice .. even Yoruba people go still vote Northerner enmass ..

So who takes them serious... not here in North

After 2024 .. dem go all hide .. Na dia way

Mouth before action..

Power to the people

Power returns North 2023

Atiku will be declaring tomorrow.

You guys better follow with action and don’t make it only talk alone.

SS PDP spoke yesterday, SW PDP today, let’s hope SE PDP speak soon too.

Fahdiga:
The absolute truth or Nigeria divides

You mean the already divided nation

What if it doesn't??
Empty barrels!

Totilopussylick:
You mean the already divided nation

You can say that again

Shola Kuti Wrote To Bola Tinubu on Presidential ambitions 2023

"But it’s hard Sha. You want to be President,
Your wife is a Senator. Your Daughter is Iyaloja ,
Your Son is Advertising Guru for State Accounts. Your Newspaper is the official organ for several South Western States. Your TV station is the official paid propaganda channel of several southern states.

"You collect Tax Revenue as a Consultant for Lagos State. You own almost all the remaining valuable real estate in Lagos. You own a private Hospital inside the State Teaching Hospital in Ikeja.

"You own burial grounds and mortuaries with your wife in Lagos. Your wife is the official supplier of Diesel to all Lagos state formations and generators powering all street lights in Lagos. You control directly all the machinery of Government in at least 6 states.

"Unless there is something else that is wrong with you and your head, what are you looking for in the Presidency? If you have managed the resources and states you control very well, we would be the ones calling for you to be President.


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Frigga13:
That one Na Yoruba man choice .. even Yoruba people go still vote Northerner enmass ..

So who takes them serious... not here in North

After 2024 .. dem go all hide .. Na dia way

Mouth before action..

Power to the people

Power returns North 2023

Keep fooling yourself.

Totilopussylick:
You mean the already divided nation

To the Lazy Children?

buckeyemedia:
Keep fooling yourself.

Next year..
We go know who’s fooling who

LegendHero:
Atiku will be declaring tomorrow.

You guys better follow with action and don’t make it only talk alone.

SS PDP spoke yesterday, SW PDP today, let’s hope SE PDP speak soon too.

Continue hoping!! Tinubu must surely contest against a Northerner

Fahdiga:
The absolute truth or Nigeria divides

Nothing will happen

Inec would be deploying emotional intelligence gadget to read the mood of people in 2023 election as the degree of hate you habour would determine your eligibility to cast multiple vote, that's why you see haters on the loose hating Yoruba and Tinubu every second

Waiting for the south east

Power return North and Fulani Muslim must rule

Rubbishh.
The next president must come from SS/se all let any fulani man rule again to continue their good work they have started in illorin.
I love to see cowwards, backstabbetrs, ritualisst,betrayalls and weak drrty fols sent to Benin republic

initial gragraa......laslas everyone will Atikulate.