Ken Nnamani, a former president of the senate, says he will
support the All Progressives Congress (APC) even if a south-easterner isn’t
elected as the party’s presidential candidate.
Nnamani, a presidential aspirant in APC, spoke on Monday
during an interview on Channels Television.
Recently, there have been calls from stakeholders in the
south-east that the next president of the country should come from the region.
On Sunday, APC south-east presidential hopefuls met in Abuja
and resolved that they would support any Igbo candidate who gets the APC
ticket.
Nnamani, Rochas Okorocha, former Imo governor; Ogbonnaya
Onu, former minister of science and technology; Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, former
minister of state for education; and Uju Ken-Ohanenye, a female aspirant, were
present at the meeting.
However, David Umahi, governor of Ebonyi and presidential
hopeful, who was also scheduled to attend the meeting, was absent.
Asked if he will support the APC if the the presidential
candidate isn’t a south-easterner, the former senate president said he will
support the party to build on the legacies of President Muhammadu Buhari.
“We will support our
party to make sure we retain power, serve Nigerians and improve on the legacies
of the present administration,” he said.
Asked whether he will be disappointed if the south-east
loses the presidential ticket, Nnamani said he would be, but his support for
the party will not change.
“Yes. I will be disappointed but notwithstanding, we will
still show party loyalty,” he added.
Speaking about the deadline for the conduct of primaries,
the former senate president said the time stipulated by the Independent
National Electoral Commission (INEC) is too short.
“On the side of the
umpire, I think something is not adding up. The primaries require more time
than the campaign period. The primaries are the heart of democracy,” he said.
“If primaries are well conducted, the general election will
make a lot of difference. It will be less cumbersome and less acrimonious.
“The period of the primaries appears to be short as far as I can see, whereas, we should have allowed more time.”
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