The Southeast Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Mr.
Chijoike Ekwegh, has claimed that the South East region has been relegated in terms of development under President Mohammadu Buhari.
Speaking in Owerri during the Democracy Day celebration, Ekwegh said the failure of the APC-led federal government to execute and complete any project the region was clear evidence of neglect.
Also, the PDP scribe said this has become obvious as the zone was neglected in the appointments made so far by Buhari, since inception.
“For the past three years of APC’s unceremonious rule, the region has not felt any federal government presence or impact, be it infrastructure, employment, security and otherwise.
“We cannot forget in a hurry the lopsided appointments made by this government, of which the South East remains the most short-changed.
“What about the intimidation of business men and women from the Zone, an attempt by the APC federal government to cripple the economy of the region? “Sadly enough, the only times the South East experienced federal government’s presence in the current dispensation was during the military invasion of the region in the guise of Operations Crocodile Smile and Python Dance.
“These exercises were successfully used with utmost impunity to intimidate, harass and hound people of the area, leading to loss of innocent lives.”