Sokoto State Governor Aminu Tambuwal has said the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to carry the South-East along in his administration was responsible for the security situation in the zone.
He spoke during a meeting with Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) stakeholders in Imo State.
Tambuwal is contesting for the presidency on the platform of PDP.
He said his presidency would accord the South-East their rightful place in the scheme of things in the country, adding that all the zones would be fairly treated.
He said, “Buhari has shortchanged the South-East. I was the one who advised Saraki to choose Ike Enweremadu to become his deputy in 2015. There is a complete case of exclusion of the people of South East. The head of the ten most important parastatals are not from South-East, including the CBN governor.
“None of the service chiefs is from the South-East. The president, the vice president, the Senate president, the deputy senate president, the speaker of the House of Representatives and his deputy is from the South-East. Under my watch that can’t happen. Every part of this country will be carried along.
“South-East and Imo State in particular can’t be excluded. The PDP will win back Imo when I become president. Igbo people are industrial. You will find a partner in me. We are working together with our brothers in Sokoto. We have restored normalcy now in Sokoto State. I will be a president for all Nigerians.”
