Ohanaeze Kicks Against Atiku’s 2023 Presidential Ambition, Warns PDP Not To ‘Insult’ Ndigbo With VP Slot

The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has warned any Igbo man or woman against accepting the vice-presidential slot of any political party ahead of the 2023 general elections, saying that for the sake of equity, every political party should zone their presidential slots to the Southeast.

The group, in a statement signed by its president, Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, and the secretary-general, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, which was made available to THE WHISTLER in Enugu, weekend, specifically warned the Peoples Democratic Party against such purported plot. It was gathered that the group’s reaction was sequel to an alleged plot by the PDP to field former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar for the 2023 presidential election.

According to the statement, “The PDP must not insult the intelligence of the Igbo. If the PDP thinks the Igbo will wait till 2031 before it gets a chance at the presidential ticket of the party, then the PDP isn’t just treacherous, it is delusional. Perhaps the PDP doesn’t need Igbo votes.”

It further warned that, “The youths of Igbo land will not sit astride and watch the PDP field a candidate from the north and come to Igbo land to hoodwink people with sweetened gibberish. If the PDP tramples on equity and commonsense and opts for a northern candidate in 2023, then the PDP should forget about coming to Igbo land to seek votes in the 2023 presidential elections.”

Ohanaeze youths further threatened to ex-communicate any person from Igbo land that accepted the vice-presidential ticket of any political party. In their words, “No Igbo politician should accept a vice-presidential ticket from any party. Any Igbo man or woman who grovels to a vice-presidential ticket should consider political social distancing from Igbo land.”