Jonathan government didn’t take the Yoruba race seriously – Doyin Okupe

– Former presidential aide, Chief Doyin Okupe has indicted his former boss, Goodluck Jonathan

– Okupe says the Jonathan administration which he was part of, didn’t take the Yoruba race seriously

– Okupe made the statement at a political gathering in Lagos today, April 21

Former senior special assistant on public affairs to the immediate past president, Goodluck Jonathan; Chief Doyin Okupe stirred up controversy today in Lagos with a comment against the government of his former boss.

Okupe, who was speaking at the gathering of South west chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said the government of Jonathan didn’t take the Yoruba race seriously.

The former presidential aide comment was informed by the rumours making rounds in the PDP that the party has zoned the slot of the party chairmanship to the North east region of the country.

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Okupe called on party leaders to avoid the pitfalls of the Jonathan administration which he suggested erred in its zoning policies within its government and the PDP.

”Yorubas are not slaves, we deserve the PDP chairmanship seat.” Okupe submitted.

Also speaking at the event, the minister of state for the Federal Capital Territory in the Jonathan government, Mrs Jumoke Akinjide said the South west won’t sell its birthright.

According to her, no one has the audacity to say the South west does not want or deserve the chairmanship of the PDP.

She called on party leaders in the South west to ”stand firm and tall and resolve, that we in the South west will take the Chairmanship of the PDP.”

Other chieftains of the PDP at the meeting include former minister of transport; Chief Ebenezer Babatope, former works minister; Chief Adeseye Ogunlewe, former board chairman of the Nigeria Ports Authority; Chief Olabode George and former House of Representatives member, Honourable Wole Oke, others.

Just yesterday, April 20, the PDP Youth Frontier (PDPYF) warned the leadership of the party not to manipulate its zoning formula.

The group also warned the deputy national chairman of the party, Prince Uche Secondus, the national publicity secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh and other NWC members angling to retain their seats to forget the idea.

The PDPYF further demanded for the full implementation of the post election review committee headed by Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu.

The Ekweremadu committee was set up in May 2015  after the party lost the presidential election in April 2015 and suffered heavy losses in the gubernatorial elections across the federation a week later, especially in the North.

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Meanwhile, the chairman of the PDP’s zoning committee and governor of Akwa Ibom state, Udom Emmanuel, has assured members of the party that his committee will ensure equitable zoning of all the PDP national offices and elective political offices.

Emmanuel stated this after the inaugural meeting of the committee in government house, Uyo.

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