Governor Nysom Wike of Rivers state on Friday advocated the inclusion of zoning of the office of the president to give room for equity and fairness.
He made the call in Ibadan at the commission of a 3.2-kilometre dual carriage Ibadan Airport Road named after Dr. Victor Omololu Olunloyo; a former governor of old Oyo state,and the 500,000 Litres Aviation Fuel Storage and Dispensing Facility located within the Ibadan airport, Alakia.
According to the governor, the nation’s presidency should be constitutionally rotated among the two main regions of North and South by all political parties.
“I’m happy that he (Governor Makinde) is one of those who made history by making sure that power shifts to the South. I have told people that those who fight for change, those who fight for revolution may not be the direct beneficiaries of that fight.
“But today history has shown that all of us now are aware that when power finishes from the South it will go to the North. When it finishes from the North it will go to the South. It doesn’t have to be in the constitution before it can be implemented. I thank Nigerians for standing firm to see that this issue materialized,” he said.
Wike noted that Governor Makinde had shown that “he has the capacity,” saying: “He has shown he is a man you can depend on. He has shown that he is a man that will not tolerate complete slavery.
“Seyi is doing quite a lot of things. Somebody has said here that you (Makinde) are humble, your own humility is infectious but you are very dangerous.
“He is very humble. He doesn’t talk like us, but he is very dangerous. Somebody who is not talking when you see him in action, you will say “is this Seyi really?”
In his remarks, Governor Makinde said the completion and commissioning of the 3.2-kilometre road and the aviation fuel tank projects were the fulfillment of the promises he made to the people of the state.
He said, “You are all welcome to the commissioning of the Dr Victor Omololu Olunloyo Ibadan Airport Road, which is part of our vision of turning the surrounding areas of Ibadan Airport into an aerotropolis.
“They have explained to us the other projects attached to it but history is being made here today because after the speeches here, for the first time, an aircraft will be fuelled at Ibadan Airport. Those who are saying all the projects we have been carrying out are audio, they will see the video of the aircraft being fuelled here.”
