Dr Chris Nwabueze Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, has warned that only Igbo presidency in 2023 election is capable of guaranteeing the unity of the country.
Fielding questions from newsmen on the sidelines after the swearing in of the newly-constituted zonal and national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in Abuja on Sunday, Ngige, said he wants federal character principle, enshrined in Nigeria Constitution, to be respected.
The former Anambra State governor, who stormed the convention ground with no fewer than 10 brand new campaign vehicles, however failed to confirm his readiness for the top position, quipped that; “I am still consulting.”
Asked his take on Igbo presidency and if he will be contesting, he replied: “It is not a call that is out of place. I want Nigeria to be one country and I want the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria which says that you do a federal reflection of Constituents of the country in appointments, in positions in government at all levels, in agencies at all levels, to make people feel that they belong, their loyalty and patriotism. It’s even in the preamble of the Nigerian Constitution.”
He also spoke about the party’s national convention, noting that; “it went very well and we congratulate those that emerged national leadership of the party. That is it and we will now focus on our next plan the presidential primaries, the governorship primaries, National Assembly primaries among others.”
TheSun
