Ike Ekweremadu, the newly elected deputy
Senate president, has said the people of the
south-east geopolitical zone do not regret giving
their votes to the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) in the last general election.
According to Ekweremadu, the people would
vote in the same manner even if another
opportunity was given.
“We have no regret; Igbos have no regret for the
way they voted; if they have the opportunity
tomorrow, they will do it again. We are
convinced we voted rightly, and because we
believe we are part and parcel of this country,
we believe what we got is within our right.
“So we expect that APC should be able to
accommodate the people of South-South as they
form their government, because don’t forget that
Buhari got about 15 million votes; we have more
than 150 million Nigerians, so he is not the
president of 15 million people; the rest of the
people must be accommodated,” he said at
Akanu Ibiam international Airport Enugu on
Saturday.
Ekweremadu stated that he decided to take
another shot at the position of deputy Senate
president when it appeared the people of the
south-east were being marginalised with
the south-south in the scheme of things. “We
decided to take a shot so that our people will be
part and parcel of government so that every part
of Nigeria will have a sense of belonging.”
The deputy Senate president who is also the
speaker of the ECOWAS parliament urged
fellow senators and all political office holders
to settle down for business to deliver the
dividends of democracy to Nigerians as the
days of politics were over.
He advised the administration of President
Muhamadu Buhari under the All Progressives
Congress (APC) to try to accommodate all
Nigerians irrespective of party and ethnic
inclination.
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