Leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo
Youth Council Worldwide, OYC, has once again asked the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) to zone Vice Presidential slot to South-East if the party must get its
endorsement for the 2019 general election.
The youths, however, threatened
that they would work against the PDP in the zone during next year’s
presidential election should it refuse to zone the Vice Presidential slot to
the region.
In a statement issued in
Abakaliki after its meeting with 44 affiliate groups in attendance, signed by
its Deputy President-General, Comrade Obinna Achionye, President World Igbo
Youths, Mazi Okemiri Alex and Mr. Chidera Udutcha for Igbo students forum, the
youths accused PDP of perfecting plans to deny the southeast of the Vice
Presidential slot.
The youths, however, condemned
thuggery which had characterized party primaries across the zone and vowed to
resist it in next year’s general election.
The statement reads: “We are
informed that PDP had perfected plans to deny the South-East the Vice
Presidential slot to South-West after the primaries.
“We see this plot as wickedness
and political treachery against Ndigbo, who had paid dearly for the survival of
PDP since 1999, and warn the leadership of PDP that it shouldn’t toil with the
people of South-East as regards the Vice Presidential slot or prepare to lose
the votes of Igbo Youths in the 2019 presidential election.
“Igbo youths will only vote PDP
in other election such as gubernatorial and Senatorial elections in Abia,
Ebonyi and Enugu but will wait to sink PDP in the Presidential election if they
deny South-East Vice President position after their primaries.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council
Worldwide and her affiliated groups reaffirmed that any of the South-East
Governors or Mr. Peter Obi are eminently qualified for the post of Vice
President, and will attract Igbo Youths votes in 36 States of the federation.
“PDP will have themselves to
blame if they deny South-East the Vice Presidential slot as South-West will not
vote for PDP with Tinubu and Osibanjo holding the South-West, the only hope for
PDP is to field Mr. Peter Obi or any South-East Governor as Vice President to
win 2019.”
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