2023: Coalition Cautions Ndigbo Against Wasting Votes

The Coalition of South East Support Groups for Atiku Abubakar has advised Ndigbo against channeling their political energy in an uncoordinated political moves and frenzy of the moment.

The National Coordinator of the coalition, Chief Ejikeme Odumegwu made the call during the inauguration of the group in Enugu.

Odumegwu, who said that the South East stands a better chance of producing a president of Nigeria if they support Atiku's presidential bid, said that the coalition will coordinate other support groups for the former Vice President in the zone.

"The coalition group is to coordinate, sensitize and educate the people of South East on the reasons and circumstances of emergence of Atiku Abubakar and his Vice as PDP flag bearer.

"We in the PDP must be united especially in the Southeast to deliver Atiku Abubakar as president come 2023 because it is only of this template can Ndigbo secure the chance of getting to the presidency than throw away our political energy to an inchoate and uncoordinated political moves and frenzy of the moment.

"We are not going to engage in the usual jamboree campaign but in a grassroot mobilisation built on a pragmatic mass base. The kind of job we are masters in doing beyond expectations.

"All hands must be on deck down to each polling booth to ensure the victory of Atiku Abubakar in 2023.

"This is to dislodge the impeding and disastrous carnage of the APC choice which is a ticking time bomb, waiting to explode our unity, peace and progress.

"There is no rationale for a Muslim/Muslim ticket.

"It is an insult to our sensibility and offends who we are and what we believe in as a people.

"It is a direct attack on our strength and belief, and tactically portends that our political process can be ignored. 

"With Atiku Abubakar's candidacy, we can right the wrong and restore peace to this nation," he said.