The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youths (Worldwide) has applauded the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate for the 2019 elections, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, for choosing an Igbo son as the vice presidential candidate.
The group, in a statement by its Acting National President and Assistant National Legal Adviser Dr. Kingsley Dozie and Emeka Odom respectively, assured that assistance of Igbo youths would be made available to the PDP with Obi as its presidential running mate.
They also praised the PDP for choosing Atiku as its presidential candidate describing him “as an apostle of restructuring.”
According to the group, it was already discussing and liaising with youths of other ethnic nationalities on how to have a productive and people oriented election.
“To restructure Nigeria is our priority now and we’ll get it right this time.
“The choice of the former governor, Peter Obi is great. He was not wasteful in the management of resources while serving as governor.
“Peter Obi is a good choice. He will bring business intelligence into governance.
“He is not corrupt and as a governor, he was not wasteful. Igbo youths are very happy.”
The Ohaneze youths expressed the view that Obi’s antecedents as a businessman stand to support his candidature and what he will bring to the table as vice president.
“Obi’s success story as a businessman would help in reviving the nation’s economy if elected in 2019.
“The decision to pick him, we believe, is based on his outstanding performance as governor of Anambra state,” it said.
The group said that as a successful businessman, it was expected that Obi would translate his wealth of experience into good governance for the nation.
They expressed optimism that he would not disappoint Ndigbo in particular and Nigeria at large.
The Ohaneze youth leaders promised that their group would liase with its parent body, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, alongside “our brothers after our consultations and get it right this time.”
The statement said further: “The party’ s primary was free and fair and the most credible presidential primaries.
“Igbo youths are pleased with the party’s style of leadership and particularly the restructuring agenda of its candidate which placed him first in the race.
“Consequently, the leadership of Igbo youths, led by Kingsley Dozie, shall mobilize all Igbo youths, home and abroad, to ensure that a better candidate who places our interest as a priority and who will genuinely restructure Nigeria emerged as the president of Nigeria come 2019.”
Dozie said that Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Wing was now out to protect, preserve and promote the welfare of ndigbo through massive mobilization of the youths to vote for a preferred, detribilized person who would put smiles on the faces of people in the forthcoming presidential election.
He urged the youths to ensure they had their PVCs, saying that was the surest way to electing credible candidates.
