Activist Aisha Yesufu has stated that an alliance between the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA and the members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB will bring the South-East together politically, ensure better candidates are elected and carve a Constitution that allows a referendum.
Speaking on the victory of Professor Charles Soludo at the Anambra State gubernatorial election, Yesufu stated that the South-East is known as Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, dominated area but advised that APGA/IPOB alliance with other political parties at the federal level will make sure South East aligns with any political party that gives the best deal to the region.
In a thread on Twitter, the Bring Back Our Girls activist further revealed that APGA/IPOB can elect members into the National Assembly which will ensure a faster restructuring and referendum.
She wrote,”Imagine if IPOB work with APGA to control the political power in the South East? Bring the best candidates to be nominated. Show the rest of us how people with competence, character and capacity in leadership position can change a region.
Use the power to negotiate at Fed level
An APGA/IPOB alliance can bring the South East together politically. Instead of IPOB wasting it’s goodwill on giving sit at home orders they can make it nominate and vote credible candidates “order”
Political power is everything!
Without it you are a pawn to be treated anyhow.
With that power you can negotiate with any party wanting to win Presidential elections and give the terms for your alliance. Any party interested in winning the region must be ready to meet your terms.
That way no party takes the region for granted as belonging to one party.
Everyone knows that South East is for PDP at the Presidential level. It shouldn’t be so. S/E should be for whichever party is ready to give South-East the best deal!
Use your political might to negotiate. Let PDP sweat for it too.
That way South East is not a given to any party. You can make South-East an APGA party at National Assembly, Gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections. Plus local government elections. When it comes to Presidency you ally with any party that is ready to meet your terms and give the best to the South-East. Other regions can see the APGA/IPOB alliance working and emulating. When there are diff parties whose interest is their region first and then they form an alliance with any party at the Presidential level, the regionalisation we are yearning for will begin to happen by fire by force.
Imagine an APGA/IPOB political alliance waxing strong and emulated in all the different region!
The different regions can control the legislative arm of government and be able to align to get things done!
You want a referendum? Ensure we have a constitution that has one!
You want the Biafra Republic, some want the Oduduwa Republic, others want Middle belt Republic and some still it is the South South Republic they want.
Fine!
Get strong regional parties. Send your candidates to the National Assembly and State Houses of Assembly. You can bypass a President! If the legislative members of the South East, South West, South-South and North Central come together won’t you be able to get that restructuring faster than waiting for a President to give you? Being in the trenches and fighting will give you the adrenaline but political power will give you the control!”
