An Igbo Group, Ohanaeze Youth Council has warned presidential hopeful, Peter Obi against accepting to be the running mate or vice presidential candidate of former Presidential candidate, Atiku for the 2023 presidential election.
Ohanaeze Youth Council made this known through its national president, Igboayaka O. Igboayaka.
They insist that a Nigerian president of south-east extraction in 2023 remained inevitable.
According to Igboayaka, “Nigerians should make choice to either accommodate South East in Nigeria, or separation becomes inevitable.”
He said: “Mr Peter Obi should stand and remain resolute in the pursuit of his 2023 presidential ambition. Atiku’s presidential ambition is a new political revolution that will hit Nigeria.
“Any attempt to deny South East presidency in 2023 will cause a revolution that will disintegrate Nigeria within six months.”
The Ohanaeze Youth Council asked presidential aspirants from South East ahead of the 2023 elections to jettison plans to pick vice-presidential slots.
According to Igboayaka, “There’s no doubt that injustice brings chaos and anarchy. Any injustice against South East in the 2022 primary elections is a call for anarchy.
“All the presidential aspirants in APC and PDP should collectively work for the south-east interest. We’re watching the whole scenario.
“We’re monitoring Gov Okezie Ikpeazu and Gov Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Abia and Enugu states respectively. We are keeping our findings confidential.”
Peter Obi was running mate to Atiku Abubakar during the 2019 general elections.
Contesting under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), they lost to President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC).
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