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“My re-election is to ensure Igbos are not marginalised”

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Kunle Awosiyan |

Deputy Senate President (DSP), Ike Ekweremadu has said that his re-election was planned to ensure that the Igbo people are not marginalised in the present government.

He said, “The decision of majority of the people of South-East to vote for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was a decision they are proud of and given another opportunity, the people will vote in the same manner.”

Ekweremadu said this at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, adding that he took another shot at the position of Deputy Senate President when it appeared the people of the South-East were about to be sidelined in the new dispensation.

“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,” Ekweremadu said.

“In fact, that was why when we saw that it appears that South-East and South-South were being marginalised 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”.

However, he urged the APC administration of President Muhamadu Buhari  to accommodate all Nigerians irrespective of party and ethnic inclination.

 

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