S/East PDP declares support for Atiku/Obi, warns APC, others to keep off region

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South East zone has reaffirmed its support for the candidacy of Alhaji Atiku Abukakar and his running mate, Mr Peter Obi in strong words, saying those out to sabotage the dream of the duo would face the wrath of the people.

According to a statement by Peter Obi’s media aide, Mr Valentine Obienyem made available to newsmen on Thursday, the zonal and state working committees of the PDP stated this at their combined meeting at the party’s secretariat in Enugu, the Enugu State capital.

According to him, the Zonal Chairman of the party, Deacon Austin Umahi, said: “The South East PDP will aggressively give all their support to the victory of the party in the South-East.”

The statement added that the Chairman said that the party was lucky to have two qualified candidates vying for the presidency.

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“Alhaji Abubakar has verifiable records. Mr Peter Obi’s performance in Anambra State is there for everybody to see. Nobody is more qualified than both of them among other presidential candidates,” Umahi was quoted to have stated.

Umahi said other political parties should keep-off the South East region, saying “hold me by my words, you will now see a different dance step that will tell other parties that they have no place in the South-East. Every stakeholder must go and deliver his polling booth.”

He appealed to all PDP members to join hands for the victor of the party, saying now was not the time of “trafficating right and turning left. The PDP must get it right now.”

The Anambra State chairman of the PDP, Chief Ndubisi Nwobu, who also spoke on the occasion, said it was “now incumbent on all PDP members to put in all they have towards the success of the party in all the parts of the country.”