BSI Advocates For Power Shift to Southeast



By Our Reporter
The Chairman, Benue Support Initiative (BSI), Mr Emmanuel Ikyoga, has advocated for a power shift to the South particularly to the South Eastern part of Nigeria.

Ikyoga made his feelings known during a press conference held on Thursday in Makurdi.

The chairman said that, the BSI was a political movement of like minds who were interested in advancing the cause and welfare of Nigerians. 

"We believe in the Nigeria cause and the fight for National rebirth as a result, it is our
solemn belief that the presidency of this country be shifted to the south but particularly the south east. 

"This is because the other geo-political zones of the South West and South South have already had their fair share of the presidency since the return of democracy in 1999.

"The south west had her share in former President Olusegun Obasanjo while south south had hers in former president Goodluck Jonathan," Ikyoga stressed.

He also pointed out that they believed that power sharing formula should reflect the federal character at all times in terms of appointments into agencies and parastatals to give all parts of the country a sense of belonging.

"On this note, I wish to call on all Nigerians to support the presidential ambition of the current Minister of State for Education, Dr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba.

"Nwajiuba is energetic and has the capacity to deliver democracy dividends to Nigerians regardless of ethnic, religious and political affiliations," he said.

He commended President Muhammadu Buhari for cautioning the leadership of the All Progressives Party (PDP) against giving tickets to the highest bidders, emphasizing that it was a right step in a right direction.

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