South-East Governors on Saturday expressed shock over Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s choice of Peter Obi as his running mate for the 2019 presidential election.

DAILY POST reports that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the zone took same stand.

Their position was made known by the Chairman of the South East Governors’ Forum and governor of Ebonyi State, Chief David Umahi.

He, however, said that the Presidential candidate of the Party, Atiku will meet with South East leaders over the choice of his running mate.

He announced this in Enugu while addressing journalists after emergency meeting of the PDP stakeholders in the South East.

According to him, the meeting was to brainstorm on the various news making the rounds in the social media concerning purported choice of the former governor of Anambra state as Atiku’s running mate.

He said both PDP governors in the zone and indeed other stakeholders were shocked over the news of a vice presidential slot given to Ndigbo whereas no former notice to that effect was given.

Umahi revealed that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar sent in message during their meeting informing them that he was out of the country on a short period and pleaded with them to remain calm that he will be coming down to the zone to dialogue with leaders.

“We saw news flying up and down saying that our presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has picked a running mate from the zone.

“We were shocked because we were not consulted.

While we were meeting, Atiku sent message that he travelled out of the country for a short period. He promised to come down and meet with South East leaders,” he said.

Similarly, the vice chairman of the PDP, in the South East zone, Augustine Umahi, echoed what the Ebonyi governor said, stressing that leaders of the party in the zone saw the news of Obi’s nomination as running mate in the social media.

“Our leaders are saying that we are not yet aware that such a thing (Obi’s appointment) happened.

“We have gotten in touch him (Atiku), he is traveling tonight and he promised that when comes back we shall meet in that.

“Peter Obi is our son, and from South East, we are not rejecting or accepting him but we are saying is that we are not aware, you cannot shave a man in his absence,” he said.

The meeting was attended by Governors Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Okezie Ikpeazu and Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, others were members of the National Assembly from the zone and other major stakeholders.

http://dailypost.ng/2018/10/13/2019-shocked-atikus-choice-peter-obi-southeast-governors-pdp/

https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/10/s-east-pdp-leaders-kick-against-obis-choice-as-running-mate/

They are crooks
Our good Governors watch your back

That’s the work of ipob miscreants

Ugwuanyi watch your back
Obiano be at alert
Umahi watch carefully
Rochas don’t be too loose


Ikpeazu And Igbos miscreants are working together

Ibos are always like this. They cannot agree on a particular subject. Very divided set of people. Give them any national political position and see the commotion and confusion it will cause among them to no avail. Whether those governors like it or not, Atiku has picked his VP and he has chosen well indeed.

So the stories making the rounds about the issue are true after all, in spite of the purported denial by PDP. These people had better put their house in order else they will lose the small momentum that the announcement has generated for Atiku.

afroniger:
So the stories making the rounds about issue is true after all. They better put their house in order else they will lose the small momentum that the announcement has generated for Atiku.

If the foundation be faulty
What can the righteous do?


Pdp and Igbos are same

Pdp is confused... Putting its eggs in one basket is a big mistake

Peter Obi is the right man for the job jo

They are shocked because they sold their people and particularly their youths out and are getting nothing in return..Look at the picture. You can even see them frowning....

Meanwhile Obi is just a quack and also sold his people out in part, but not to the extent those so called SE leaders did...That is the denominator

I wonder if Petrr Obi is not an Igbo man after all. Why all this meetings?

divinehand2003:
Ibos are always like this. They cannot agree on a particular subject. Very divided set of people. Give them any national political position and see the commotion and confusion it will cause among them to no avail.

Lol. It is because they are proudly 'Republican'.

afroniger:
So the stories making the rounds about the issue are true after all, in spite of the purported denial by PDP. These people had better put their house in order else they will lose the small momentum that the announcement has generated for Atiku.

Some people were busy abusing me in the morning for posting the news and blaming Lagos media for trying to cause disaffection amongst south Easterners. Now the chickens are coming home to roast.

It's beginning to look more and more like the SE PDP establishment are not in favour of Peter Obi's candidacy. Perhaps they have an axe to grind with the guy over some past grievance or something because this whole unfolding saga is not making sense.

Many influential Igbos in southeast PDP are not happy with peter obi. They believe he is not a team player and is very self-centred which is why they are not supporting his ambition. Atiku will be forced to pick somebody else or they will pull their support and let buhari roast him in the east with his footsoldiers.

Mmmmmh..... O se ti go

Like someone said elsewhere and I quote

So this dummies believe Atiku has any regard for them after spending 5000 dollars per delegate. Hahaha bunch of dunces. 2019 we await the resu

When Wike was shouting that they preach restructuring without practising it we thought he was joking now we see the result.

A presidential candidate of a party taking a decision about his running mate without the input of his party members especially leaders from the said VP zone. They now hear of it on the social media. This is a sign of things to come...

Instead of Atiku rushing down to pacify them he sends them a message that he is traveling out of the country and that they should wait till he comes back then he will find time to meet with them .

This is just the beginning.... But this man had time to see Oyibo bishop today.

Which useless leaders?
They will lose even their own seats if they try rubbish. I hope Buhari is not trying to use Umahi to cause confusion. See how the usless man wore Fulani Agbada to an igbo meeting. Shameless twàt.

Only one person will emerge VP

Atiku has selected Peter Obi

Let all PDP people from the South East support the chosen one

Selection of the VP candidate is the decision of the Presidential candidate only and does not have to be a matter subject to election, or consensus.

Atiku has selected Obi, give him your support

odiks:


Some people were busy abusing me in the morning for posting the news and blaming Lagos media for trying to cause disaffection amongst south Easterners. Now the chickens are coming home to roast.

Truth they say is like pregnancy; it can't be hidden or denied for long because it will always show itself.

Igbos are the ones doing themselves at this time.
Whether president or vice, they won't get any anytime soon.
Ish

ModsWillKillNL:
Igbos are the ones doing themselves at this time.
Whether president or vice, they won't get any anytime soon.
Ish

Ghen Ghen

after all the denial the truth is coming out
let me grab my popcorn

kahal29:
https://mobile.twitter.com/osita_chidoka/status/1051162144887181312

Why are they looking as if they are mourning?
Sincerely,I expect them to have invited Mr Obi to the meeting too since he is the one being discussed.

kahal29:
When Wike was shouting that they preach restructuring without practising it we thought he was joking now we see the result.

A presidential candidate of a party taking a decision about his running mate without the input of his party members especially leaders from the said VP zone. They now hear of it on the social media. This is a sign of things to come...

Instead of Atiku rushing down to pacify them he sends them a message that he is traveling out of the country and that they should wait till he comes back then he will find time to meet with them .

This is just the beginning.... But this man had time to see Oyibo bishop today.

In a nutshell, it means that the likes of Wike and other erstwhile leaders who jointly made party decisions have been displaced by the Atiku machinery since his emergence as flagbearer. Perhaps the SE wing of the party is merely trying to reassert itself before they get sidelined into the background of the decision-making in the party.

During obasanjo era Igbo's were changing senate president allotted to them almost monthly.


Almost all Igbo senators wanted to became senate president.

Too bad!

afroniger:


In a nutshell, it means that the likes of Wike and other erstwhile leaders who jointly made party decisions have been displaced by the Atiku machinery since his emergence as flagbearer. Perhaps the SE wing of the party is merely trying to reassert itself before they get sidelined into the background of the decision-making in the party.

Na him Ooooo

Famzer:

Why are they looking as if they are mourning?
Sincerely,I expect them to have invited Mr Obi to the meeting too since he is the one being discussed.

They are mourning nah cos they were not choosen. Look at the face of chidioka and Ekweremadu

NonsoWow:
Many influential Igbos in southeast PDP are not happy with peter obi. They believe he is not a team player and is very self-centred which is why they are not supporting his ambition. Atiku will be forced to pick somebody else or they will pull their support and let buhari roast him in the east with his footsoldiers.

Peter obi is very greedy and selfish, he steals alone while pretending to be a saint, if Atiku decides to call the bluff of SE leaders then Atiku will lose the election before 1 PM in 2019

Peter Obi is a media packaged creation. He's not on ground in the SE

globemoney:

Peter obi is very greedy and selfish, he steals alone while pretending to be a saint, if Atiku decides to call the bluff of SE leaders then Atiku will lose the election before 1 PM in 2019

You sabi Peter Obi wella