The former National Chairman, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA),
Chief Victor Umeh has called on President Mohammadu Buhari to implement
the report of the 2014 National Conference.
Umeh made the call on Saturday in Onitsha in an interview with the News
Agency of Nigeria (NAN).
He contended that the only basis that would guarantee Nigeria’s unity was
the implementation of the confab report, stressing that the problems
confronting Nigeria would persist if the report was not implemented.
“We cannot continue to sustain Nigeria on injustice. We want a Nigeria
that will be run on equity and fairness.
“If the president wants a Nigeria where every citizen will have confidence
and faith in the country, the conference report should be implemented,” he
said.
Umeh, who is APGA’s senatorial candidate in the re-run election for
Anambra Central District, described the confab report as “an important
national document which must not be wished away.”
He said that if Buhari wish to review the report, there are two
controversial issues that bind Nigeria together that must not be removed.
“The far-reaching recommendations of the conference and its resolution on
issues of true fiscal federalism and political restructuring should not be
changed.
“We approved rotational presidency within the six geo-political zones;
this, as well as true fiscal federalism will achieve harmony and
confidence on the part of Nigerians,” Umeh, a delegate to the conference
said.
The senatorial candidate promised that if elected as senator, he would
advocate for the implementation of the report.