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From David Onwuchekwa, Nnewi
The Anambra elders forum of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to increase the number of ministerial slots for the South East.
The elders, while briefing reporters on Saturday in Awka, asked Mr President to remember the sacrifices some of the party members made during the struggle to make the party solid in the zone.
The chairman of the elders’ forum, Chief Innocent Obi, said although the party did not win in the South East during the presidential election, APC members succeeded in preventing other parties to write figures that could have given them victory.
Obi said they were not faulting the president’s choices for the ministerial slots, but they were only asking for fairness and justice from President Tinubu.
“Some of our members, during the formation of the party, moved from Damaturu to Borno, Sokoto, to other areas.
“At a time, Dr Chudi Nwike, AC South East coordinator and former deputy governor, was kidnapped and killed, Chief Alex Anielo, founding chairman of ACD, died on his way to Kaduna.
“We plead with our own Jagaban to reconsider our plight in the South East by raising the number. South East should be brought at par with other zones in the country,” Obi said.
Other elders like Obi Onwuachu, coordinator Anambra Central, Mrs Obiageri Orah and J C Okeke, also lent their voices on the matter.
