Ohanaeze Youth Council, the youth wing of the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has berated Atiku Abubakar, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for his alleged ethnic endorsement comments.
On Thursday, November 14, Atiku, in a post accompanied by pictures, disclosed that “the Ohanaze Ndibo Youth Worldwide, led by its President, Ogbonnia Wenceslans, paid him a courtesy visit at his residence in Abuja.”
Reacting via a statement released on Saturday, November 16, the National President of OYC, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, accused Atiku of âshopping for black-market support to pursue an ambition that is dead on arrival.â
As reported by The Guardian, Okwu decried what he called a resort to fake groups to curry support, noting that âno matter the antics by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his likes, power would remain in Southern Nigeria in 2027.â
Okwu decried what he called a resort to fake groups to curry support, noting that âno matter the antics by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and his likes, power would remain in Southern Nigeria in 2027.â
He said:
TimesNow.com.ng understands that the PDP and other opposition parties in Nigeria are working ahead of 2027 to ensure President Bola Ahmed Tinubu does not return to office after the next general election.
See Atiku’s social media post below;
In a related development, TimesNow.com.ng reported that Ayo Fayose advised Atiku Abubakar amid consultations for the 2027 elections.
Fayose urged Atiku to stay away from politics and give way to a younger generation of leaders.
Atiku unsuccessfully contested the presidency in 1993, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, and 2023, with three losses occurring at primaries, but may contest the 2027 presidential elections.
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