COSEYL, the Coalition of South East Youth Leaders, has voiced concern with the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Committee on Zoning’s decision to open the party’s presidential ticket to all candidates.
The coalition said in a statement issued by its President-General, Goodluck Ibem, that the decision was intended to marginalize the area despite Southeast’s attempts to keep the party united.
The decision was a planned attempt, according to the statement, to frustrate the people of the South East’s long-standing commitment to the party from its foundation in 1998, and Ndigbo have been strong supporters of the major opposition party.
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“We want to bring it to the knowledge of the PDP that, if they fail to zone the PDP Presidential ticket to South East which is the only geopolitical zone that has not produced a Nigerian President, the party is bound to fail woefully in the zone.
“As the powerhouse of Igbo youths saddled with the responsibility of defending the political interest of Ndigbo, we are putting the PDP leaders on notice that if they fail to zone the ticket to South East in the 2023 Presidential elections, no Igbo man living anywhere in Nigeria will vote for the party.
“We call on all Igbos in Nigeria to ensure that they have their Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs, and wait for our signal to know which party to vote for in the Presidential elections. Ndigbo cannot be taken for granted by anyone again. It is our turn to produce the Nigerian President of South-East extraction come 2023.
“We, therefore, call on the PDP to, as a matter of urgency, zone the party’s Presidential ticket to the South East or lose the support of Ndigbo living all over the country”.
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Anaedoonline.ng recalls that reports emerged recently that the opposition party has thrown its presidential ticket open for all aspirants.
However, the Chairman of the zoning committee and governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, debunked the report, Claiming he was misquoted.
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