A senator belonging to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hope Uzodimma, has stated why he is supporting the re-election bid of President Muhammadu Buhari.



Uzodimma said his support for Mr. Buhari is because he is the only candidate who will not extend his tenure beyond 2023 if re-elected in 2019.

The lawmaker noted that re-electing the president gives the Igbos the opportunity to produce a president from their extraction hence his support for him.

“Buhari is the only northerner who will do another four years if re-elected. Well, since that is the case, my answer is, why not? If they say I am campaigning for Buhari, so be it. I don’t owe anyone any apology for that.

“After all, it is only logical that as an Igbo man who is clamouring for the presidency to come to the south-east in 2023, I should support the candidate who I am sure will not be standing for re-election in 2023.

“Why should I support another northern candidate who will want to do another eight years and make Ndigbo wait till 2027 before producing the president of Nigeria? Yes, apart from the fact that President Buhari is good enough for re-election, he is the only northern candidate who, if elected, must relinquish power in 2023 thereby paving the way for the south-east. So, yes, I support his re-election and I think every right thinking South Easterner should do the same,” he said.

When reminded in an interview with Sun Newspaper that his action could lead to being accused of anti-party activities, Uzodimma said he placed the interest of his people first before any other consideration.

Asked if he will join the All Progressive Congress (APC) to actualise the re-election of the president, the lawmaker said, “Well, I am not sure I must join APC to pursue the interest of my people. It is on record that political parties may adopt candidates outside their parties because it is in their best interest to do so. For instance, APGA did it for Jonathan and I see them doing same for President Buhari. So I don’t need to join APC to pursue the noble agenda which will favour Ndigbo. But you know, in politics you never say, never! So, let us see how it goes. Time can change everything, you know.”

On why there is need for an Igbo President in 2023, Uzodimma said, “You see, it is supremely important because that will assure Ndigbo that the ugly events of the civil war have been truly put behind us.

“If by 2023, the presidency returns to the south and by acts of omission or commission, it eludes Ndigbo, then that will only be a confirmation that Igbo have not truly been accepted into the mainstream of Nigerian politics.

“As you know, in 1998, former Vice-President, late Alex Ekwueme was coasting home with the PDP presidential ticket. It took a high level conspiracy to stop him. Many people believed that it was because he was Igbo and because of the stigma of the civil war. So, if in 2023 Igbo are stopped again, the simple conclusion will be that the rest of Nigeria do not welcome them as equal stakeholders in Project Nigeria.

Source: https://www.headlineng.com/2019-supporting-buharis-re-election-bid-pdp-senator/

Shame on Nigerian Youths for still allowing these outdated politicians decide our fate!!!

Sai baba BUHARI til 2023

I can't deal with this again. I am not equipped for Nigerian politicians

lalasticlala you

Somebody is looking for a soft landing to fasten his move to APC

Igbo presidency? Will that thing happen again in this country? Even if we let all contestant be Igbos, the president wont still come from the S/east.

A man will have to hold his penis to give his urine direction...but what will you have a complete leper do?

well let us wait and see but 2023 I doubt IBO president.

IPod will not sleep tonite

Selfish man.
Thinking about elective office and not the continued existence of the country that Buhari and his hangers on are making almost impossible by the day.

See myopic reasoning. So poor a mind- though a senator.
Which is more important: that we have the right leadership in the country come next general election, or that an Ibo man becomes president by 2023?

This man schooled in a university called desert!

Rochas Okorocha 2023!

dodelight:
See myopic reasoning. So poor a mind- though a senator.
Which is more important: that we have the right leadership in the country come next general election, or that an Ibo man becomes president by 2023?

Exactly! I would rather have a president who knows what he's doing and oversees 8 years of rapid economic growth, than some thieving slowpoke who happens to share my origin.

All this talk of "Northern presidency" and "Igbo presidency" only serves the selfish interests of a small elite of professional politicians who are all-too-quick to mobilize tribalism on behalf of their personal ambitions. How many Igbo people would really want a buffoon like Okorocha in Aso Rock in 2023, where he can extend his statue-building mania to all 36 states, while neglecting even the basics of governance? How many sane Yoruba people would ever vote for a thuggish clown like Fayose, so that he can share out stony rice and palm oil all over the country, in an effort to divert the populace from the mass looting he would be sure to unleash?

Until ordinary Nigerians start laughing idi.ots like this Senator into shamed silence, this joke of a "country" will stand no chance of making meaningful progress.

Such a shaollow premise on which to base a critical decision ...This Senator is a selfish and self centred person who must perish in hell for this ..So many Nigerians should keep looking their dignity and life just because Buhari will not contest in 2023 ...I am so pissed right now

Go and write it down. Yoruba man stand a chance to take over power from Buhari in 2023 than any Igbo man. Better still a South South man have better chance than Igbo.

By 2023 You guys will understand that Politics is a game of numbers, you work for it to earn it, not by obvious hatred for the same people that will give you votes, You shall be reminded all those unprinted names when the time comes.

Kindly empower FFK & Fayose to carry on the good works on your behalf

Pmb 4real. If u no free! Go hug transformer

If u no gree go hug transformer

thinksense:
If u no gree go hug transformer

Gbam

All i know is igbos can never make presidency

Behold the real assliker. am sure they'l call him an afonja in another thread

Considering the way we play politics in Nigeria, the Senator made lots of sense. Every right thinking southerner should support Buhari to complete the North's 8 years and then allow power to return to the south for another 8 years. Voting out Buhari in 2019 may lead to the North ruling for 12 years and that will be disastrous as far as I can see. The power rotation policy between the north and south should never be violated again.

Idiot
50 Commonly Accepted Double Standards

midolian:
Igbo presidency? Will that thing happen again in this country? Even if we let all contestant be Igbos, the president wont still come from the S/east.

A man will have to hold his penis to give his urine direction...but what will you have a complete leper do?

Oremussanctus they hail you

seunmsg:
Considering the way we play politics in Nigeria, the Senator made lots of sense. Every right thinking southerner should support Buhari to complete the North's 8 years and then allow power to return to the south for another 8 years. Voting out Buhari in 2019 may lead to the North ruling for 12 years and that will be disastrous as far as I can see. The power rotation policy between the north and south should never be violated again.

what's the advantage of having a leader from your region, regardless of his competency

seunmsg:
Considering the way we play politics in Nigeria, the Senator made lots of sense. Every right thinking southerner should support Buhari to complete the North's 8 years and then allow power to return to the south for another 8 years. Voting out Buhari in 2019 may lead to the North ruling for 12 years and that will be disastrous as far as I can see. The power rotation policy between the north and south should never be violated again.

Can we survive this suffering another 4 years?

CROWNWEALTH019:

Oremussanctus they hail you

The craziest friend ever, I hail you too

Good thinking...

Dude knows he is not coming back to the senate since Rocha's has declared his intention to contest for IMO west senatorial district. Truth is that PDP is dead in IMO state. I see dude decamping to APC soon.