{"id":102815,"date":"2023-01-29T17:45:52","date_gmt":"2023-01-29T16:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=102815"},"modified":"2023-01-29T17:45:52","modified_gmt":"2023-01-29T16:45:52","slug":"pdps-subversion-of-north-south-power-rotation-principle-pushed-me-to-support-tinubu-says-nnamani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/pdps-subversion-of-north-south-power-rotation-principle-pushed-me-to-support-tinubu-says-nnamani\/","title":{"rendered":"PDP&#8217;s subversion of North-South power rotation principle pushed me to support Tinubu says Nnamani"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1756374995713729057\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nA former governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, has explained why he is pitching his tent with the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, for the 2023 general election.<\/p>\n<p>Nnamani said the Peoples Democratic Party breached its constitution and disallowed the South the opportunity to run for presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The former governor stated that the PDP constitution specifies that key political offices be rotated between the North and South to ensure equity, justice and fairness.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Pointblanknews.com reported barely a week ago how the Enugu lawmaker was suspended by the PDP alongside other party chieftains in Ekiti and Imo states over alleged anti-party activities.<\/p>\n<p>A statement by the lawmaker on Sunday, and made available to journalists in Abuja, read, \u201cConscious of the need to share and rotate key political offices among the diverse people of our country, the PDP constitution clearly stated that it shall adhere at all times to the policy of the rotation and zoning of the party and public elective offices in pursuance of the principle of equity, justice and fairness.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven when the PDP National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu made a firm commitment to step down should a northerner emerge the presidential candidate for the 2023 elections, the leadership jettisoned the constitutional provision and turned the logic upside down.\u201d<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe lawmaker recalled that \u201cthe PDP in 2019 allowed the North to contest the primary for the presidency in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, in which Atiku Abubakar clinched the ticket and contested the election.<\/p>\n<p>Commenting further, he pointed out that it was expected that in 2023, the PDP in a corresponding manner would allow the South to contest for the apex position.<\/p>\n<p>He observed that in a twist of events and alleged political manoeuvering, Atiku got the ticket again.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker further said that the outcome of the presidential primary infuriated southern PDP faithful including the G-5 governors who insisted on respecting the North-South rotation principle.<\/p>\n<p>The lawmaker added that \u201cthe action of the PDP amounted to injustice and lack of equity maintaining that it is morally wrong to leave power in the North after the President,\u00a0 Muhammadu Buhari\u2019s tenure in 2023.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He noted that Buhari in recognition of the North-South power rotation, created a window for political balancing that enabled Bola Tinubu to emerge as the presidential candidate.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHaving critically examined the situation, I found Tinubu as the preferred candidate from the South to foot the bill in 2023, saying that there is need for political harmony in a manner that gives all parts of Nigeria a sense of belonging,\u201d he said.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former governor of Enugu State, Chimaroke Nnamani, has explained why he is pitching his tent with the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, for the 2023 general election.&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":102817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-102815","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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