Third Republic Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and one-time State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia, Senator Emma Nwaka, has identified with what he called “the unimpeachable position of the Chairman of BOT of PDP”, Senator Walid Jibrin, “that it’s not fair to the South that northerners are the ones occupying the topmost positions in the party: National Chairman, BOT Chairman and Presidential candidate of the party.”

“The impression this situation creates is that the South is inconsequential in the political equation of PDP. And this is the South that is still smarting that it was denied the presidential ticket of the party against the power rotational arrangement enshrined in the party constitution. The lopsided arrangement we have for now is like rubbing salt into injury,” Nwaka said Tuesday in a statement made available to News Express.

According to Senator Emma Nwaka, who was also a member of the National Zoning Committee of the party and had aspired to be the next governor of Abia State, “If the party is serious about chasing the non-performing APC out of power, the situation we find ourselves calls for sacrifice for us to get it right. Any political party that thinks that it can do without any section of the country is digging its own grave. A stitch in time saves nine. Since we are chasing a black goat, it's good to make haste while it's still day.”