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.... ....   Home  |  Cover Stories  |  National Newsreel  |  Politics  |  Business  |  Sports  |  World  | Contact  | Advert Rates  Towards a better life for the people Search The Archives   Cover Stories National News South West Niger Delta South East North Politics Business Sports World Viewpoints Features   2007: Why Igbo clamour for presidency, by Gov Udenwa By Chidi Nkwopara Friday, October 01, 2004 OWERRI— IMO State Governor, Chief Achike Udenwa, has explained that the quest for a president of Igbo extraction in   2007, is based on the need for power shift as a strategic imperative for the continued stability of Nigeria.Chief Udenwa who   gave the explanation in Owerri, while addressing scores of Ndigbo from all the Igbo speaking parts of the country, also said that   the quest for the presidency was based on the empirical realities of the country and not on mere passion and illusion about   power. ”Viewed from any perspective, equity demands that in making a choice of which particular zone the presidency should go to in   2007, a conscious effort must be made to correct the imbalance that has existed since independence”, Udenwa reasoned. He wondered why it does not bother other ethnic nationalities that for 48 years of this nation’sindependence, an Igbo man has   ruled this country for only six months, stressing that this was 38 years ago. Chief Udenwa reminded Ndigbo that while they busy themselves working ceaselessly for the grand objectiveof capturing the   presidency, they should also be mindful of the fact that Igboland has suffered years of serious neglect in the hands of successful   federal administrations, explaining that the cumulative effect is the collapse of federal amenities in the South East geo-political   zone. The Governor made specific mention of the N24 billion contract for the reconstruction and dualization of the Owerri-Onitsha   road which he said was signed in September 2002 with fanfare, adding that it was expected to be completed within three years.” It was envisaged that by September 2005, the Onitsha-Owerri road would have been fully rehabilitated and dualized. Only three   out of the 84 kilometer road has been done and so far, only N7.3billion has been released to the company handling the  project”,  Udenwa lamented.   Home  |  Cover Stories  |  National Newsreel  |  Politics  |  Business  |  Sports  |  World  | Contact  | Advert Rates © 1998- 2004. Vanguard Media Ltd.

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