As the stake for the 2023 general elections in Rivers State continues to rise, agitations by some ethnic nationalities in the state to be given the governorship ticket have also continued to increase. Simply just recently a group from Ogoniland had actually threatened to boycott the 2023 governorship election if the Governorship tickets of significant political celebrations are not zoned to the area.

Speaking on the threat, a former member of your house of Representatives, Igo Aguma stated ethnic groups need to reach out and construct bridges to enable them protect the governorship seat, informing that Ikwerre individuals did the same to protect the position.

Aguma who is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party while acknowledging that the PDP will not desert the zoning arrangement, nevertheless, stated the zoning problem is only one factor in figuring out the candidate of the celebration.

“I will also inform you PDP will never ever overlook the issue of zoning in making a choice of who would be their flag bearer but zoning though composed into the PDP constitution is just one element, there are a number of other elements.

What is your social relationship? What are your programs? How do you wish to combine what the state has already developed? What is the general electoral view of you? Are you a sellable candidate?

“They must construct bridges; I need to be comfortable with the individual aiming. You can not simply use the race or where you come from as the only card on which you are certified to be Governor”.