2023: Atiku dumps Obi, picks Wike as running mate
…Anyim, Abaribe, others kick against northern presidency

Obinna Nwachukwu
Jan 31, 2022
Atiku Abubakar
Atiku Abubakar, former vice president of Nigeria
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There are indications that the former Vice President and aspirant for the office of the President in the 2023 general election on the platform of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, may have picked Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as his running mate in place of Peter Obi.

Obi, a former Anambra State governor, and economist was Atiku’s running mate in the 2019 general election. A former banker and technocrat, Obi brought charisma to the 2019 electioneering campaigns with his brilliant knowledge of economic management.


Sources say Atiku’s decision to dump Obi was because he allegedly made little financial contributions to the 2019 campaign purse as well as inability to win his state Anambra and the South East for the party in the presidential election.

“Prior to the 2019 election, Governor Peter Obi didn’t have a strong political structure outside the South East. People just loved him because of his vast knowledge of the economy, winning an election goes beyond all that.

“For instance, since he left office and joined PDP he has not been able to have his nominees win the governorship election in the state. Although he is brilliant and can speak good grammar, interprets the economy very well, winning an election is much more than that. How much did he bring to the table?

“To successfully run an election in this country you need money, connection, strong and vast political structure, etc, and these you find in abundance in Nyesom Wike. He is a good material any day and that’s not the kind of man you leave behind, especially if you want to win election in Nigeria,” according to a source close to the Atiku campaign team.

BusinessDay couldn’t confirm the veracity of the allegations made against Peter Obi as the message sent to his phone number was not responded to as at press time.

But the choice of Wike is already causing ripples within the ranks of the party as many thought Atiku-Peter Obi’s presidential ticket in 2023 would have done the magic, considering their feat in the 2019 general election.

There is also the thinking that rather than lose out completely in 2023, a vice-presidential slot would be better for the Igbos. Those who hold this view allude to Atiku’s promise to rule Nigeria for only one term of four years if elected president in 2023 and facilitate the election of an Igboman as president.

Although it could not be confirmed at press time if the Rivers State governor has accepted the offer, sources close to the party hierarchy told BusinessDay at the weekend that the matter formed part of the discussions at the recent meeting of the PDP governors’ forum hosted by Wike in Port Harcourt.

It was gathered that the governor had used the opportunity to seek the support of his colleagues for the Atiku-Wike 2023 ticket; an issue that many of those in attendance were said to have kicked against, especially on the basis of the common belief in the party that the next president of Nigeria should emanate from the South East.

Weeks before the meeting, Wike had visited some of the PDP governors to personally invite them to the meeting. One of them was the Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, who it was gathered, initially agreed to attend but changed his mind at the last minute. Ikpeazu neither attended nor sent representatives fuelling speculation of a possible rift between him and Wike.

When contacted, an aide to Ikpeazu, who spoke under anonymity, said his boss refused to attend the meeting in Port Harcourt because he did not want to be part of a grand plan to deny the Igbos their right to rule Nigeria.

He said: “My brother, you know my governor, he is one man that strongly believes in the 2023 Igbo presidency, and attending that meeting would mean endorsing a project that would truncate the Igbo collective agenda. Even though Governor Wike personally came to Umuahia to invite him to the meeting, Ikpeazu refused to honour the invitation.

“Thank God my governor listened to wise counsel. If not he would have fallen into a well-designed trap by those who want to kill our common goal.”

Recently in Enugu, leaders of the PDP in the South-East warned the party against zoning the presidency to the north. They insist it was the turn of the South-East to produce the next presidential candidate of the party, stressing that both the south-west and south-south have had their turns.

According to them, the zone deserves to produce the next president because of its people’s “eminent qualifications and overwhelming contributions to the development of all parts of the federation through the years,” adding that zoning the presidential tickets of parties to the Southeast would be “the best way of ensuring that we build a nation that leaves no one or group behind.”

Read also: CRS PDP: Great expectations from the cares of two wise men

Those who spoke include former Senate President and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim; Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe; former Abia State governor, Theodore Orji; PDP Vice-National Chairman, South-East, Ali Odefa, and former Imo State chairman, National Population Commission, Duru Iheoma.

According to Abaribe, “Igbos have all it takes to rule this country and make it better again, therefore, I encourage all Nigerians to support this noble intention.”

Anyim described the Southeast as a good market for presidential material and sees no reason why any other region would want to rob the Igbos of the chance of producing the next president of Nigeria.

Part of the communique at the end of the meeting read thus: “That the people of the South East have earned the right to occupy the office of President in 2023 on account of their eminent qualifications and overwhelming contributions to the development of all parts of the federation through the years.

“That we appeal to the People’s Democratic Party in particular, to in the interest of equity, justice and harmonious national cohesion to zone their presidential ticket to the Southern zones of the country and the South East in particular.

“We further reiterate that the choice of a Southeast citizen as the presidential candidate of the party in 2023 will guarantee to every Nigerian, a sense of equity, justice, and inclusion in the management of the affairs of the nation. In our view, this is the best way of ensuring that we build a nation that leaves no one or group behind,” the communique stated.

It was jointly signed by Theodore Orji

https://businessday.ng/politics/article/2023-atiku-dumps-obi-picks-wike-as-running-mate/

Use and dump

PDP has SE remote control, Igbo people must vote pdp, even their children children are waiting in line to vote pdp, which kind loyalty(slavery) be this

The South South people who are actually the C.P.U of today's PDP are not ready to settle for less.

Meanwhile this is a big win for Tinubu's led Apc camp as ibos will boycott pdp for being left out, a big + for Osinbajo whom Tinubu has been shielding, these fools bringing Asiwaju down need to know that Tinubu is not going to contest, big man is going to step down for Osinbajo at the die minute.

Asiwaju is doing this to distract opponent from assassinating PYO character so that prof would come out clean.

looking at it politically, it is quite sensible to scheme any southwest/southeast candidate out of the VP race in favor of southsouth. E get why. But pls don't ask me why.

Obi has refused to be roped into the failure called Nigeria again.

Most honest men has declined to run, who has money to feed lawyers fighting to overturn your victory again

If the report is true, it would be a solid power and smart move by Atiku. SE votes can't be relied on by any serious contender in the coming elections due to the ipob factor, and that cancels out the need for an igbo VP. If Wike accepts to deputise Atiku, that can be a game-changer. The Atiku-Obi ticket won't fly in 2023.

Weldon Atiku. I dont like ibo pipu

Some one write his imagination based on his permutations and political setting..

And boom in make sense

Question I’ve always asked is.. knowing the terrain of niger delta or south south region ..

Where’s Wike political strength

Or Yoruba people will abandone their Tinubu and osibanjo to vote Atiku Wike to spite igbos?

Obi still has the strongest base in the Pdp south..
Wike is after he’s interest.. which is not President.

Just like the noise Yoruba made in 2014/ about lamido and ameachi.. even taunting ameachi as vice ..

Northern politicians don’t go for feeder team.. Buhari saw fashola .. but went for Tinubu..

You can leave peter for Wike .. never a wise political option

Wike won’t bring votes to the tables .. he can only do money .. and many politicians have that .. more more than him

So it's someone's imagination now, but you always force yours on us to believe.

Anyway, what are Peter Obi's achievements as Governor

Asgard73:
Some one write his imagination based on his permutations and political setting..

And boom in make sense

Question I’ve always asked is.. knowing the terrain of niger delta or south south region ..

Where’s Wike political strength

Or Yoruba people will abandone their Tinubu and osibanjo to vote Atiku Wike to spite igbos?

Obi still has the strongest base in the Pdp south..
Wike is after he’s interest.. which is not President.

Just like the noise Yoruba made in 2014/ about lamido and ameachi.. even taunting ameachi as vice ..

Northern politicians don’t go for feeder team.. Buhari saw fashola .. but went for Tinubu..

You can leave peter for Wike .. never a wise political option

Wike won’t bring votes to the tables .. he can only do money .. and many politicians have that .. more more than him

Beer parlour gossips ... Atiku is yet to get the party nod to be the flag bearer, issue of picking a running couldn't have suffice at this stage.

BosseJ:
If the report is true, it would be a solid power and smart move by Atiku. SE votes can't be relied on by any serious contender in the coming elections due to the ipob factor, and that cancels out the need for an igbo VP. If Wike accepts to deputise Atiku, that can be a game-changer. The Atiku-Obi ticket won't fly in 2023.

Wrong conclusions, so Onyesom Ezebunwo (n)Wike with a large population of Igbos in his state will manufacture voters from where ?

You're a learner.

TheSameGuy:
So it's someone's imagination now, but you always force yours on us to believe.

Anyway, what are Peter Obi's achievements as Governor

I don’t need to force my opinion on you.. is what is it..

The Nigeria politics.. is all about numbers.. and money .. but importantly who Brings in the numbers

Yoruba people and arm chair analysis are tagging Wike for Vice abi President .. but Apc ain’t even seeing Ameachi..

Which number will Wike and ameachi bring against a formidable opposition

Tinubu is a popular candidates because he has the numbers .. not some Wike ikwere doings ..

All this media junks ..ain’t working

At least make this people dey use their sense for there gibberish articles

Okay

PLEASE, I BEG YOU IN THE NAME OF CHUKWU OKIKE ABIAMA, WHAT ARE THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF PETER OBI WHEN HE WAS ANAMBRA GOVERNOR?

Nigerians want to know yet your people are evading to answer

Asgard73:


I don’t need to force my opinion on you.. is what is it..

The Nigeria politics.. is all about numbers.. and money .. but importantly who Brings in the numbers

Yoruba people and arm chair analysis are tagging Wike for Vice abi President .. but Apc ain’t even seeing Ameachi..

Which number will Wike and ameachi bring against a formidable opposition

Tinubu is a popular candidates because he has the numbers .. not some Wike ikwere doings ..

All this media junks ..ain’t working

At least make this people dey use their sense for there gibberish articles

BosseJ:
If the report is true, it would be a solid power and smart move by Atiku. SE votes can't be relied on by any serious contender in the coming elections due to the ipob factor, and that cancels out the need for an igbo VP. If Wike accepts to deputise Atiku, that can be a game-changer. The Atiku-Obi ticket won't fly in 2023.

South east votes don’t count .. you see why you don’t know politics at all..

Guess you’re Yoruba that believe Nigeria first elections Na 2015..

Kids

Lol

-Osu amaka

Mumu OP, Even before PDP primary election.

Some people are just idiots to believe everything


How can one pick a running mate before primaries ?

Abeg where is the sauce for this News?

olas24u:

2023: Atiku dumps Obi, picks Wike as running mate
…Anyim, Abaribe, others kick against northern presidency

Obinna Nwachukwu
Jan 31, 2022
Atiku Abubakar
Atiku Abubakar, former vice president of Nigeria
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There are indications that the former Vice President and aspirant for the office of the President in the 2023 general election on the platform of People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, may have picked Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as his running mate in place of Peter Obi.

Obi, a former Anambra State governor, and economist was Atiku’s running mate in the 2019 general election. A former banker and technocrat, Obi brought charisma to the 2019 electioneering campaigns with his brilliant knowledge of economic management.


Sources say Atiku’s decision to dump Obi was because he allegedly made little financial contributions to the 2019 campaign purse as well as inability to win his state Anambra and the South East for the party in the presidential election.

“Prior to the 2019 election, Governor Peter Obi didn’t have a strong political structure outside the South East. People just loved him because of his vast knowledge of the economy, winning an election goes beyond all that.

“For instance, since he left office and joined PDP he has not been able to have his nominees win the governorship election in the state. Although he is brilliant and can speak good grammar, interprets the economy very well, winning an election is much more than that. How much did he bring to the table?

“To successfully run an election in this country you need money, connection, strong and vast political structure, etc, and these you find in abundance in Nyesom Wike. He is a good material any day and that’s not the kind of man you leave behind, especially if you want to win election in Nigeria,” according to a source close to the Atiku campaign team.

BusinessDay couldn’t confirm the veracity of the allegations made against Peter Obi as the message sent to his phone number was not responded to as at press time.

But the choice of Wike is already causing ripples within the ranks of the party as many thought Atiku-Peter Obi’s presidential ticket in 2023 would have done the magic, considering their feat in the 2019 general election.

There is also the thinking that rather than lose out completely in 2023, a vice-presidential slot would be better for the Igbos. Those who hold this view allude to Atiku’s promise to rule Nigeria for only one term of four years if elected president in 2023 and facilitate the election of an Igboman as president.

Although it could not be confirmed at press time if the Rivers State governor has accepted the offer, sources close to the party hierarchy told BusinessDay at the weekend that the matter formed part of the discussions at the recent meeting of the PDP governors’ forum hosted by Wike in Port Harcourt.

It was gathered that the governor had used the opportunity to seek the support of his colleagues for the Atiku-Wike 2023 ticket; an issue that many of those in attendance were said to have kicked against, especially on the basis of the common belief in the party that the next president of Nigeria should emanate from the South East.

Weeks before the meeting, Wike had visited some of the PDP governors to personally invite them to the meeting. One of them was the Abia State governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, who it was gathered, initially agreed to attend but changed his mind at the last minute. Ikpeazu neither attended nor sent representatives fuelling speculation of a possible rift between him and Wike.

When contacted, an aide to Ikpeazu, who spoke under anonymity, said his boss refused to attend the meeting in Port Harcourt because he did not want to be part of a grand plan to deny the Igbos their right to rule Nigeria.

He said: “My brother, you know my governor, he is one man that strongly believes in the 2023 Igbo presidency, and attending that meeting would mean endorsing a project that would truncate the Igbo collective agenda. Even though Governor Wike personally came to Umuahia to invite him to the meeting, Ikpeazu refused to honour the invitation.

“Thank God my governor listened to wise counsel. If not he would have fallen into a well-designed trap by those who want to kill our common goal.”

Recently in Enugu, leaders of the PDP in the South-East warned the party against zoning the presidency to the north. They insist it was the turn of the South-East to produce the next presidential candidate of the party, stressing that both the south-west and south-south have had their turns.

According to them, the zone deserves to produce the next president because of its people’s “eminent qualifications and overwhelming contributions to the development of all parts of the federation through the years,” adding that zoning the presidential tickets of parties to the Southeast would be “the best way of ensuring that we build a nation that leaves no one or group behind.”

Read also: CRS PDP: Great expectations from the cares of two wise men

Those who spoke include former Senate President and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Anyim Pius Anyim; Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe; former Abia State governor, Theodore Orji; PDP Vice-National Chairman, South-East, Ali Odefa, and former Imo State chairman, National Population Commission, Duru Iheoma.

According to Abaribe, “Igbos have all it takes to rule this country and make it better again, therefore, I encourage all Nigerians to support this noble intention.”

Anyim described the Southeast as a good market for presidential material and sees no reason why any other region would want to rob the Igbos of the chance of producing the next president of Nigeria.

Part of the communique at the end of the meeting read thus: “That the people of the South East have earned the right to occupy the office of President in 2023 on account of their eminent qualifications and overwhelming contributions to the development of all parts of the federation through the years.

“That we appeal to the People’s Democratic Party in particular, to in the interest of equity, justice and harmonious national cohesion to zone their presidential ticket to the Southern zones of the country and the South East in particular.

“We further reiterate that the choice of a Southeast citizen as the presidential candidate of the party in 2023 will guarantee to every Nigerian, a sense of equity, justice, and inclusion in the management of the affairs of the nation. In our view, this is the best way of ensuring that we build a nation that leaves no one or group behind,” the communique stated.

It was jointly signed by Theodore Orji

you be INEC chairman or ATIKU PA? They will just come to nairaland and be posting rubbish.

Someone just formulate rubbish and posted

Yorubas already believed the rubbish and are jubilating...

I talk am say these people will finally destroy themselves for their hatred on Igbos .

For your information, Igbos are not expecting VP.

Anything less than Presidential ticket is not welcomed..


Fear of Igbos is the beginning of wisdom.


For that una APC.... watch as Igbo man will get the presidential ticket.... Na by then you guys will realize that Igbos are not your mate.

No be by noise and propaganda posts.

Who even told the op that Atiku is getting PDP ticket?

He can choose tinubu as his running mate.

If this report is true then Atiku is a failure politician who is advising him . The votes he got last time he thought he was his popularity?

I always know that Atiku is not a smart politician God just bless him money.

johnmartus:
I always know that Atiku is not a smart politician God just bless him money.

The man won't get PDP ticket this time.

Southerner will have the ticket in both APC and PDP.

PDP are just waiting to see who APC will present first.

Of course he will definitely get it but he will never become president.

Bendeco2020:


The man won't get PDP ticket this time.

Southerner will have the ticket in both APC and PDP.

PDP are just waiting to see who APC will present first.

I'm really against atiku this time,I hope he doesn't get the ticket,na we be your best plug for everything sexual enhancement tho

Abi even the v.p position no de get this time

Windscribe:
The South South people who are actually the C.P.U of today's PDP are not ready to settle for less.

Meanwhile this is a big win for Tinubu's led Apc camp as ibos will boycott pdp for being left out, a big + for Osinbajo whom Tinubu has been shielding, these fools bringing Asiwaju down need to know that Tinubu is not going to contest, big man is going to step down for Osinbajo at the die minute.

Asiwaju is doing this to distract opponent from assassinating PYO character so that prof would come out clean.

I'll screenshot this

Asgard73:


South east votes don’t count .. you see why you don’t know politics at all..

Guess you’re Yoruba that believe Nigeria first elections Na 2015..

Kids

Taaa
Buhari has shown twice that anyone can become president without south east votes.....go and check voting records....south east always have lowest voter turn out hence their votes is insignificant....