Peter Obi is our son but Igbos will vote for Atiku – Ekweremadu

By our reporter| Senator, Ike Ekweremadu, says the South east will vote for Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, and not Labour Party’s Peter Obi, in the 2023 elections.

Ekweremadu is the second high-profile Igbo politician to make such a claim in less than two weeks. Ebonyi state governor, Dave Umahi recently claimed that Ebonyi state voters will go with Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling APC.

According to a video trending online, Ekweremadu, who spoke shortly after governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state was announced as Atiku’s running mate, said the south east can not take the risk of voting for Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election.

“I assure you that south east will vote for the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). I can guarantee that. No doubt Peter Obi is our son, but you need to be dynamic. You need to ask yourself, can peter win the presidential election? Can the East afford to throw away their votes? Can we afford to be sentimental in matters that concern our people, our children, and our future? No”

“We do not intend to do a thing which we will regret in future. So, why we believe that Peter is ably qualified, we believe that the future of our people lies with PDP. So we need to make that decision as the leaders. I am going to sit with our people and explain to them.”

“Okowa, of course, is one of us, so there is no difference between Okowa and Peter in terms of protecting the interest of the South. So we will go and give the people of the South East that opportunity.”