The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party,
PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has come under fire following his advice to the Northerners
ahead of the 2023 general election.
Atiku had while speaking at an event in Kaduna declared
that, “What the average Northerner needs is somebody who’s from the north and
also understands that part of the country and has been able to build bridges
across the country.
“This is what the Northerner needs, it doesn’t need a Yoruba
or Igbo candidate, I stand before you as a Pan-Nigerian of northern origin.”
Reacting, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo, in a statement on Sunday by
its Secretary-General, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro said by Atiku’s utterances, he
had finished whatever was left of the PDP.
“We find it very weird and disappointing that an elder
statesman and a presidential candidate, in the person of a one-time Vice
Presidential candidate of Nigeria could mount the podium at a public function
and play such an ethnic card.
“We are worried that at such a time Nigeria is seeking for a
unifier, Atiku is further pushing the country into disintegration; he has shown
that he lacks the capacity to lead and unite this country.
“His ambition has already destroyed the PDP and pushed it
from number one to third if not fourth force. Now, he wants to bring the same
division into the affairs of the country. We ask Nigerians to say no by
rejecting him stoutly at the polls,” Ohanaeze said.
The apex Igbo group added that the G-5 Governors led by
Nyesom Wike have been proved to be the true lover of the country.
According to him, “we can see that the party has even
suspended the presidential campaign after the flag-off in Uyo recently. All is
not well with the team PDP.
“Nobody can trust a man who said he is a stepping stone for
the actualization of the southeast presidency in the future, but within 48
hours, he offered the same Presidency to Gov. Wike. It’s absurd to see how the
PDP’s Presidential team now hawks counterfeit promises.
“For the sake of equity and one Nigeria, Governor Wike’s
group should sustain the Ayu Must Go campaign. We are solidly behind the G-5
Governors. Drafting David Mark, Ibori and co to pacify Wike is medicine after
death. PDP is out of the 2023 contest, the battle is between Peter Obi and Bola
Tinubu.”
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