{"id":717608,"date":"2019-10-06T16:28:41","date_gmt":"2019-10-06T16:28:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/10\/06\/2023-presidency-tinubu-should-give-southeast-a-chance-edwin-clark\/"},"modified":"2019-10-06T16:28:41","modified_gmt":"2019-10-06T16:28:41","slug":"2023-presidency-tinubu-should-give-southeast-a-chance-edwin-clark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/10\/06\/2023-presidency-tinubu-should-give-southeast-a-chance-edwin-clark\/","title":{"rendered":"2023 Presidency: Tinubu Should Give Southeast A Chance: Edwin Clark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure id=\"attachment_388728\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-388728\" style=\"width: 250px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-388728\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/Edwin-Clark.jpg\" alt=\"Clark\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\"  \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-388728\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Edwin Clark<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Chief Edwin Clark, Ijaw leader and elder statesman on Sunday said leaders of the Southwest should stop wanting to become president and give the Southeast a chance of anointing a president from the region.<\/p>\n<p>According to Clark, there is nothing the All Progressive Congress (APC) leader, Bola Ahmed Tinubu can offer that the South-East can\u2019t, so they(southwest leaders) should stop thinking of becoming president.<\/p>\n<p>Chief Clark said this in an interview with Vanguard, urging the South West to give the South-East the opportunity to rule the nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should stop thinking of becoming the President of Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat does Tinubu have to offer that the people of the South-East cannot offer? What is the justification for them to become the President of Nigeria? Is it because they belong to the APC?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should not be thinking of how to divide Nigeria. We must all unite and have respect for ourselves. The South-West should allow other people to have a taste of power.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Also:\u00a0Lazy Lagos Youths Always In My House For Free Money \u2013 Tinubu<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no way the South-West would be better than the South-East on the 2023 presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere is no politician better than the Igbo [South East] politician.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Sardauna of Sokoto and Premier of the Northern Nigeria, Alhaji Ahmadu Bello, played politics together with his Igbo counterparts.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Mbadiwes and Aja Nwanchukus were easterners who played leading roles in the development of this country. What of Nnamdi Azikiwe?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNigeria has qualified people from every region, every state. To say they have not played politics well is unacceptable. Is it because they [the South East] fought the civil war they believed in?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>              &#13;\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Edwin Clark Chief Edwin Clark, Ijaw leader and elder statesman on Sunday said leaders of the Southwest should stop wanting to become president and give the Southeast a chance of anointing a president from the region. 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