Osita Chidoka, a PDP chieftain, thinks the South-East needs to support the party in the elections of 2023.
The former Aviation Minister said it would be foolish for Igbos to abandon the party they have backed since 1999, despite observers’ belief that Peter Obi, a member of the Labour Party and a native of the area, will challenge the PDP’s hegemony in the South-East.
“My understanding of the Igbo viewpoint is that our enormous investment in the PDP over a 24-year period cannot be lost overnight.” He added on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, “I’m still in the PDP, and a lot of Igbos are still in the PDP.”
He thinks that while those who favour an Igbo presidency outside of the PDP are not entirely mistaken, the South-East has the best chance of winning the presidency of the country by joining the main opposition group.
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He acknowledges that Peter Obi has come a long way in winning over Nigerians, but he insists that is not enough. He contends that the South must advance to fulfil the presidential dream.
“The Igbo presidency is almost approaching. The PDP chairman continued, “That is going to happen soon, once an Igbo man is capable of holding on firmly to a party and controlling the levers of that party.”
Regarding the presidential race, Chidoka said that the PDP is well-positioned to prevail, pointing to the party’s organisational structure and the knowledge and tenacity of its candidate.
“The election has been won by Atiku Abubakar. It will happen in due course. “The nation will say it on February 25th,” he said.
He continues by saying that Atiku can win votes from all across the nation. Chidoka claims that the PDP’s internal disputes won’t have an impact on the chances of its nominee.
According to him, many regions of Nigeria didn’t vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC), which is now in power, because it hasn’t done well for the nation.
“They have seriously diminished Nigeria’s potential as a country.” They have damaged both our economy and our togetherness in diversity, according to Chidoka.
(CHANNELS)
