Okezie Ikpeazu, governor of Abia,
says Peter Obi is a gift from the Igbo to Nigeria.
He said south-east governors are
not opposed to his emergence as running mate of Atiku Abubakar, presidential
candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
Ikpeazu said this on Wednesday
after accompanying Obi to the site of the pipeline fire that killed scores in
Umuimo and Umuadoro communities of Abia.
He said: “I want to seize this
opportunity to officially and publicly congratulate our leader and our brother,
Mr Peter Obi.
“He is a worthy son of Igboland
and a worthy Nigerian; one of the best in this clime, for the opportunity to
serve Nigeria.
“Mr Peter Obi is a gift from
Ndi-Igbo to this country and his work and pedigree bear eloquent testimony of
the Igbo DNA.
“It will be foolhardy for anybody
not to queue and support and make sure that he continues to serve this country
to the best of his ability.”
He said the south-east governors
are happy with his nomination as vice-presidential candidate of the PDP, adding
that he is expected to hold a meeting with them.
“He (Obi) had promised that he
was returning and coming to speak with us and we said yes, we were willing to
speak with him,” he said.
“At no time did the governors or
the leadership of Ndi-Igbo at any level say that we are not happy.
“If anything, we think that his
choice was apt and you can see the widespread reception across Nigeria and if
we are banking on the 11 million Igbos in Diaspora to vote, it is only Mr Peter
Obi that can get there.”
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This is a very good one and Nigerians are happy about this, power must change hand come 2019
ReplyDeleteNigerians please open your eyes very wild and stop looking into the valley, we don't want anyone to sink us in poverty again, we want to rise from this level to a higher level in 2019
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