The PDP chieftain said, “It is the prerogative of the candidate and the party. Meanwhile, The PUNCH learnt that Atiku and the PDP leaders would meet on Tuesday (today) to decide on the southern zone the running mate would emerge from.Īn Atiku’s loyalist, who disclosed this to one of our correspondents, however, declined to give details of the venue. He added that the ‘Peter Obi Movement’ was also a protest against the injustice meted out to the people of southern Nigeria when the PDP failed to zone the presidency to the South. The youth are angry that Nigeria is today the poverty capital of the world because of the PDP and the APC misrule and Peter Obi’s rallying cry to move the country from consumption to production is a rallying cry for hope.” The youth yearn for good government, an end to ASUU (Academic Staff Union of Universities) strike and graduate unemployment. And they have also failed the youth of this country. “They failed to address the yearnings of Nigerians for equity and justice. He said, “Some say it is a revolution, a present reality that will bring an end to the PDP and the APC as major political parties because they failed to do the right thing. What we read in the media may not be what happens in real life.”īut the Spokesman, Peter Obi Support Network, Sani Altukry, took a swipe at the PDP.Īccording to Altukry, the Peter Obi phenomenon is now a national movement and revolution that will bring an end to the PDP and the APC. We cannot be sure until we get to the polls. He stated, “The PDP leadership will do a lot of hard work and will not just focus on dividing the so-called Obi’s votes in the South-East and while he may also have followers outside his region, we are not sure yet. We are focused on insecurity, our kids being out of school for one year.”Īlso, a former presidential aspirant of the PDP, Sam Ohuabunwa, said in picking a running mate, the party would choose somebody who could bring votes.
We are focused on what we are doing and what we will do for Nigerians. “We are not talking about somebody’s popularity. When we get to the polls, the popularity will reveal itself. On whether the party considered Obi’s growing support as a threat, Ologbunagba said, “When we talk about popularity, that is your assessment and you are entitled to it. Contact the National Chairman of the party for this, please.”īut the PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologbunagba, in an interview with one of our correspondents, dismissed Obi’s popularity. When contacted, the National Vice-Chairman of the PDP (South-East zone), Chief Ali Odefa, said, “I’m not the National Chairman of the party to comment on this. Opuruzor said that the PDP presidential candidate could win the presidential election in 2023. He said that the party was mobilising for the victory of the PDP not only in the South-East but also across the country.
The Director-General of the New Media of the PDP in the state, Collins Opuruzor, said that the PDP in the region was not worried about Obi’s candidature. On its part, the Imo State chapter of the PDP said that it was not perturbed by the growing acceptability of Obi in the South-East.
And let us see how it goes if the VP slot will be given or not.” “Only the VP slot can secure votes for the party in the zone, if not, it will be difficult to wrest the votes of the region from Peter Obi. They are making the demand because every party has sidelined the South-East and it is only in the PDP that they can get the VP slot because they cannot get it from the APC as the APC already has a southern presidential candidate. He said, “They (South-East leaders) are making such a demand for the VP slot. He added that only the VP slot could, at least, secure votes for the party in the South-East. He noted that both the PDP and the APC had sidelined the South-East, adding that it was only in the PDP that the zone could get the VP slot.
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