Nnamani insists on zoning governorship to Enugu East
Senator Chimaroke Nnamami (PDP-Enugu) has said that Enugu East Senatorial Zone should produce the next governor of Enugu State in 2023 according to the state’s governorship zoning arrangement.
The former governor, who said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, also said that equity demands that the arrangement be respected by political stakeholders in the state.
He said that the arrangement had fostered peace and harmony among the people of the state.
The lawmaker said that it also gave every zone a sense of belonging and involvement in the politics and governance of the state.
He commended former governor of old Anambra, Senator Jim Nwobodo, former governor of old Enugu State, Okwesilieze Nwodo among others, for their contributions to the evolution of the zoning principle.
Mr Nnamani was the governor of the state from 1999 to 2007. He was succeeded by Sullivan Chime from Enugu West zone from 2007 to 2015.
The incumbent governor, since 2015, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, is from Enugu North zone.
He said that after reviewing the positions of statesmen, he was convinced that the political class would be guided by history in picking the next governor of the state from Enugu East zone.
Mr Nnamani described zoning as a major selling point of the PDP in Enugu State, adding that it had ensured peace, balance and even development.
He expressed the hope that other political parties in the state would uphold zoning and cede their governorship tickets to Enugu East zone.
(NAN)
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