The Director General of Voice of Nigeria Mr. Osita Okechukwu, has said that the chairman of the main opposition party, the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, is foisting the fate of serial presidential election contested in Kenya, Raila Odinga on Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party Presidential Candidate in the 2023 elections.
Okechukwu, also said that the 2023 general elections in Nigeria would likely have the foot prints of the recent presidential poll in the Republic of Kenya.
He said the election would equally follow up with the electronic transmission of results and expected outcome as was done in Kenya.
Okechukwu in statement on Sunday observed the crisis of confidence and mutual suspicion brewing in the PDP, especially where the national chairman, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu, received what he described as a controversial vote of confidence from the party’s National Executive Committee (NEC).
He described the actions taking place in PDP as regrettable and a comedy of errors, stressing that the bone of contention in the PDP was the odd consensus arrangement in Party.
He added that the arrangement which came as a result of the “unholy alliance between the duo of Ayu and the party’s Atiku Abubakar” caused a breach of the PDP’s constitution.
According to him, the actions by extension, also derailed the power rotation, and the gentleman agreement that holds Nigeria together.
Okechukwu stated that what Ayu succeeded in doing was by retaining the imbalance between the North and South in the PDP and arrogantly refusing to step down as National Chairman.
He accused Ayu of having wilfully coronated His Excellency, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, as Nigeria’s 2023 version of His Excellency Raila Odinga.
“You will note that after all, both Atiku and Raila share a lot in common, former Vice Presidents, and serial presidential candidates. Indeed, Ayu has by his nepotism, given us impetus to, from henceforth, with no harm meant, address Nigeria’s former Vice President as His Excellency Atiku Odinga,” he declared.” He said.
According to the APC chieftain, most patriotic Nigerians waited with high expectations that the 79th PDP National Executive Council would take a profound decision aimed at redressing the North-South imbalance by placating the betrayed members of its Southern bloc with the chairmanship.
“But, having superimposed nepotism and arrogantly breached PDP Constitution; Ayu and Atiku rather propelled the tokenism of swapping the ceremonial BOT chairmanship, which was akin to telling a child at a village ceremony that since plates to serve rice have finished, he should open his palms to collect his portion,” Okechukwu stated.
The Director General of Voice of Nigeria (DG, VON) said that PDP has finally convinced Nigerians that they are neither prepared nor interested in building a harmonious, united and progressive country.
“Atiku and Ayu have regrettably painted PDP in opaque colour of party of share the money, stomach infrastructure, and rent seekers by placing their personal interests above national unity. I dare say that by this unholy divisive alliance, PDP has manipulated itself out of contention for the 2023 general elections, hence the Odinga insignia.” He stated.