President Muhammadu Buhari is to embark on tour of South-east states foremost amongst Ebonyi to improve the human relationship betwixt the percentage too the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government.
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo disclosed this on Th afterward a shut door coming together amongst Mr. Buhari inwards the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“The South-east earlier at i time was non criterion inwards APC. But nosotros accept worked out strategies too modalities on how to improve human relationship betwixt the people of South-east too APC government.
“That was top on the agenda too the involve for Mr. President to come upwards to South-east every bit chop-chop every bit possible, to start out to demo his presence.
“Luckily, the President volition survive coming to Ebonyi State real shortly too he volition overstep through Imo State to Anambra State. So, roofing 3 states inside this brusque fourth dimension volition survive correct stride inwards the correct direction.
“We accept come upwards to realise inwards the South-east that nosotros are ameliorate off inwards APC than whatever other political party inwards the federal commonwealth of Nigeria.’’
He said that membership of the APC inwards the South-east would proceed to growth every bit many politicians had been joining the political party inwards recent times.
On the 2019 presidential election, Mr. Okorocha stated that Buhari was democratically qualified to re-contest the presidential election.
He, however, stated that the president must become through political party primaries too hence every bit to avoid imposition of candidates.
“We don’t let imposition of candidates. It must survive democratically done. If President Buhari volition atomic number 82 the shipping inwards 2019, it must survive democratically done.
“I said, democratically too transparently done to the amazement of the whole world, the means nosotros create our things inwards APC too people volition survive happy,’’ he added.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that simply about APC governors accept advocated for automatic ticket for Buhari to enable him attempt re-election inwards 2019.
The governors included Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara; Samuel Ortom of Benue; Simon Lalong of Plateau too Tanko Al-Makura of Nasarawa.
(NAN)