ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- Osita Chidoka, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has urged the South-East geo-political zone should back the party in the 2023 elections.
The former Minister of Aviation claimed that it would be unwise for Igbos to leave the PDP they have supported since 1999.
Chidoka said that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, who is also from the zone, will disrupt PDP’s dominance in the South-East.
He made the statement on Sunday while fielding questions on the Channels Television’s Sunday Politics programme.
His words: “The Igbo position for me is that our significant investment in the PDP for 24 years cannot be thrown away overnight. I remain in the PDP, and many Igbos remain in the PDP.”
Chidoka added that advocates of an Igbo presidency outside the PDP are not wrong but argued that the main opposition party is the shortest route for the Igbos to clinch the presidency.