Speaking during an interview from 2:46 on TVC News, legal practitioner, Kenneth Okonkwo, has reiterated his position on equity, inclusion, and leadership representation in Nigeria’s political structure, particularly as it concerns the South-East region.
Okonkwo argued that Nigeria’s long-standing leadership imbalance has continued to marginalize the South-East, despite the region’s contributions to national development.
According to him, the zoning arrangement and historical political outcomes have consistently excluded the South-East from occupying the nation’s top executive offices.
He noted that while other geopolitical zones have at various times produced either a president or vice president, the South-East has remained the only region yet to occupy either position since the return to democratic rule in 1999.
In his words, “And in the South, it was only the South-East that had not produced the president and the vice president. And Peter Obi came along as a man who was qualified from the South-East and a man committed to the new Nigeria I was looking for.”
Okonkwo described Obi as a symbol of competence and reform, stressing that his candidacy resonated with Nigerians who desired a departure from entrenched political practices.
He said the former Anambra State governor represented accountability, prudence, and a renewed sense of national purpose. See More
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