2023: Atiku will defeat Obi in South-East – Aniagwu
December 19, 2022[b][/b]


Aniagwu
Spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Charles Aniagwu says the turn out for the party’s presidential rally in Anambra and Imo states shows that the party had what it takes to win in the South East geopolitical zone.

Speaking on Arise Television on Saturday, Aniagwu said that the PDP was still very popular in the South East and urged Nigerians to support the party’s Presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar and his running mate, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa to rescue the nation from destruction.

Aniagwu said contrary to claims that Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi may win because he was from the South East, popular politicians had defeated their opponents in the past even in their strong holds.

According to him, the same way you have Peter Obi in the South East, same way you have Atiku Abubakar and Rabiu Kwankwaso in the North and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the South-West, so individuals will naturally come from somewhere.

“That a man comes from somewhere does not mean that he may not be defeated and I may need to take you back to 1992 and if you could recall Bashir Tofa and Moshood Abiola. Tofa from Kano and Abiola from Ogun State in the South-West but Abiola defeated him in Kano.

“So that a man is from a place does not mean that the place will automatically be for him. And so I would not want us to be intimidated with the fact that somebody is from somewhere.

“Atiku is not just speaking and making promises, his chances both in the South-East and elsewhere in the country is far brighter than even the northern star and that is on the basis of his pedigree in time past.

“You will recall that between 1999 and 2007, Atiku and Obasanjo held sway in this country and their records are there for everyone to see,” he said.

The campaign spokesman further remarked that Atiku had the ability to search for talents to develop the country as he did while he was Vice president.

“Atiku is not just talking because he has the ability to search for talents irrespective of where they are from.

“Dr Okonjo Iweala and Professor Chukwuma Soludo who served as Minister of Finance and Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, were discovered by Atiku and they made great impact during their tenure.”

On bringing peace back to the South-East, Aniagwu said Atiku had already enshrined peace and unity in his policy document “My Covenant With Nigerians”

“Atiku has made it very clear that he is going to discuss with both state and non-state actors and the crisis in the South-East is basically from non-state actors.

“Some people see them as agitators while others see them as militants but Atiku is not going to be involved in labeling. He will discuss the issues with them and good enough some of the issues are already known to him.

“Issues of under development and marginalization and he says he is going to address them to ensure that every Nigerian irrespective of where you are from is going to be brought on the decision table and once those issues are dealt with, the people agitating would have been assuaged to embrace peace,” he said.

Aniagwu who is also Delta State Commissioner for Information, said the party’s Vice-Presidential Candidate and Delta State Governor, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa had addressed similar issues in the state to the extent that the creeks where there used to be agitations is now as peaceful as the upland.

“Atiku besides his pan Nigerian disposition also believed that that formula worked and will be adopted to bring lasting peace across the country, so we are quite convinced that Atiku will take decisions that will make everybody comfortable by forming a government of national unity,” Aniagwu added.

Slaves everywhere. I'm Igbo but I'll fight with any Igbo who says that Yoruba are Fulani slaves. This 2023 battle has shown that there are far more Fulani slaves among the Igbos than any other place. After Fulani has been killing you in your own place under a Fulani President for years, there are so many Igbos supporting a Fulani to take over from Fulani.

South is full of educated fools like Soludo. I'm supporting Obi based on competence, character, and commitment. But, if I were to change my support, it would go to Tinubu instead of Atiku.

These guys don't know how prepared we are to elect Peter Obi

Very possible, Obasanjo/atiku defeated ikemba Ojukwu in South east,Igbos abandoned their hero for pdp

tamdun:
Very possible, Obasanjo/atiku defeat ikemba Ojukwu in South east,Igbos abandoned their hero for pdp

We don't play tribal. Obasanjo, in our opinion was a better candidate back then. Ojukwu was old and sick.

This time around, Peter Obi is as fit as Messi and Mbappe combined, we will all vote for Peter Obi across the whole of Nigeria.

PDP just challenged Igbos

Moh247:
PDP just challenged Igbos

And Igbos will surprise tham. We don't vote bad candidates like Atiku.

SLAP44:


We don't play tribal. Obasanjo, in our opinion was a better candidate back then. Ojukwu was old and sick.

This time around, Peter Obi is as fit as Messi and Mbappe combined, we will all vote for Peter Obi across the whole of Nigeria.

I'm tipping you for Nobel Prize one day. You have enough grey matter in there. Until recently, the average Igbo person doesn't understand why someone should vote based on tribe. It's why we've been supporting candidates we believe in no matter where they are from. Yet, we get nothing from doing so but tribal hate from everywhere. Now that we have a capable candidate, they still want us to abandon him. Nonsense.

SLAP44:


And Igbos will surprise tham. We don't vote bad candidates like Atiku.

Atiku might not be 'bad' per se. But, we have someone who is far better. Also, that Deborah Tweet Atiku deleted is a big red flag.

MandelaLives:
Slaves everywhere. I'm Igbo but I'll fight with any Igbo who says that Yoruba are Fulani slaves. This 2023 battle has shown that there are far more Fulani slaves among the Igbos than any other place. After Fulani has been killing you in your own place under a Fulani President for years, there are so many Igbos supporting a Fulani to take over from Fulani.

South is full of educated fools like Soludo. I'm supporting Obi based on competence, character, and commitment. But, if I were to change my support, it would go to Tinubu instead of Atiku.

Who raised these kids?

That person must have done a terrible job!

Everyone has the right to vote for or support whoever they like.

Stop calling people slaves!

MandelaLives:

I'm tipping you for Nobel Prize one day. You have enough grey matter in there. Until recently, the average Igbo person doesn't understand why someone should vote based on tribe. It's why we've been supporting candidates we believe in no matter where they are from. Yet, we get nothing from doing so but tribal hate from everywhere. Now that we have a capable candidate, they still want us to abandon him. Nonsense.

You are right, the average Igbo man sees competence first before tribe. Put Osinbajo on a ballot with Okorocha, I will gladly vote for Osinbajo without any qualms.

I voted Obasanjo in 2003
I voted Yar' Adua in 2007
I voted Jonathan in 2011 and 2015
I voted Atiku in 2019
I will vote for Peter Obi in 2023.

SmartPolician:


Who raised these kids?

That person must have done a terrible job!

Everyone has the right to vote for or support whoever they like.

Stop calling people slaves!

What you're condemning, you're guilty of. If they have the right to vote whoever they like, don't I also have the right to use any word I like? Or, can you tell me anybody I called a slave?