The presidential primary of All Progressives Congress (APC) that was concluded on Wednesday afternoon has elicited a mixed grill. For the winner, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, perhaps, his followers from the Southwest and other parts of the country, the exercise was an indication of how much stake his camp held in the Nigerian Project.
While for the aspirants of the Southeast, who lost to him, and indeed, the entire Southeast region, the two-day exercise was a reminder that the alleged marginalisation and injustices against the zone still persisted.
According to sources, the presidential primary was one that the zone had hoped would be used to address several years of marginalisation.
This is because, as a party, the APC regarded itself as the symbol of justice and fairness, saying it distanced itself from politics of its rival, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Despite the poor support it received from the zone, APC showed signs that it was ready to work with the Southeast when it took over a lot of the infrastructural projects, which the PDP was unable to address in the region in its 16 years of presidency.
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