Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the Ohanaeze
Ndigbo political organization, Chuks Ibegbu, on Sunday accused the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP, of betraying the Igbos.
Ibegbu made the remark while reacting to the emergence of
former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as PDP presidential candidate.
Ibegbu said PDP went contrary to the nation’s mood by
picking Atiku as its presidential flag bearer.
He, however, said the Igbos should not rely on political
parties but on individuals if the Southeast must achieve its goal of producing
Nigeria’s president.
According to Ibegbu: “The mood of the nation is for power to
shift to the Southeast, and contrary to the nation’s mood, the PDP has betrayed
the Igbos, which we paid the price to sustain. The PDP betrayed the Southeast
and the Igbos.
“Ab initio, we have always advocated that for the sake of
peace, equity, stability, the progress of the nation, and power should shift to
the Southeast political zone and Igbos in general.
“So, PDP went against the mood and current of the nation.
However, the door is not yet closed; other political parties are there. And I
think we should not be relying on political parties but on individuals if we want
to move Nigeria forward.
“PDP has done its own, and other parties are expected to do
their own, then Nigerians should decide if we want to continue to be the
world’s poverty capital, Nigerians must decide if they want to continue with
the insecurity in the Northern part of the country. The insecurity is more in
the Northeast, where Atiku hails from. There is insecurity in Daura, where
Buhari hails from. We also have insecurity in the Southeast and all over
Nigeria.
“The delegates that went to the PDP convention and decided
to be swayed by financial inducement, they and their children would face the
challenges of tomorrow if we don’t get things right.
“I challenge APC presidential delegates to shun money. Is it
not better that Nigeria is progressive and developmentally controlled for the
benefit of their children? Or they want billions as a bribe to bring about the
wrong leadership. We have been gnashing our teeth for the past seven years due
to this collective betrayal, and we are suffering the consequences. Atiku has
emerged, and other parties would do their primaries. At the end of the day,
Nigerians should shine their eyes and decide if they want to continue in
religious and tribal sentiments.”
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