By Samuel Oyadongha

Yenagoa — Supporters of former Head of State, Ibrahim Babangida, have intensified their lobbying of indigenes of Bayelsa State and South-South with a plan to open a campaign office in the state.

They called on the people of the zone to do away with ethnic consideration and support agreement of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP on zoning. Some of the supporters stormed the Imgbi Road area of Yenagoa, the state capital to work on the building in preparation for the formal opening of the campaign office under the leadership of the IBB Presidential Campaign Co-ordinator in the state.

Mr. Alaowei Opukeme, told newsmen during the tour of the office, that the issue of presidency had gone beyond ethnic colouration and that the existing agreement by the leadership of the PDP should not be waved aside in the interest of the South-South.

According to Opukeme, the dangerous trend in the attempts by some few indigenes of the zone to wish away the zoning agreement may spell doom for the region when the turn for South-South presidency comes.

“The South-South will benefit more when the turn for the Presidency comes in 2015. It will be time to run for eight years,” he added.