In light of the political machinations taking place within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the run-up to the 2023 presidential election, the youth wing of the leading Igbo sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, has once more taken a harsh stance against Governor Nyewom Wike of Rivers State.
According to PulseNets, Wike and his irate G-5 governors are now abroad, where they are anticipated to make a final decision on the candidate to support for the nation’s top political position.
Having lost favour with their party’s nominee, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, they are likely to pick between Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
The National President of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide, Mazi Okwu Nnabuike, characterised Wike’s campaign as being motivated by self-interest in a statement that was made accessible to the media on Wednesday.
Wike was accused of acting like an ostrich by Okwu, who chastised the Rivers Governor for opposing an Igbo-American president of Nigeria.
“We want to tell Nigerians not to be deceived by the likes of Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, who claims to be fighting against injustice in the PDP whereas he is merely pursuing selfish interests.
“It is on record that Governor Wike scuttled the micro-zoning of the PDP presidential ticket to the South-East because he felt he would bamboozle his way and get the ticket. But having failed to realise that selfish ambition, he turned to be shouting for justice and equity.
“Where was the equity when he chased Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party out of PDP? Where was equity when he refused all entreaties to back someone from the South-East for the PDP ticket? Now that he failed to clinch to the ticket, he now realises there is equity.
“Nigerians should not be deceived by Wike’s gimmicks. I also urged the governors moving with him to realise that he is pursuing a personal agenda. There is nothing like integrity in what he is doing, so his claim of leading ‘an integrity group’ should be discarded,” the Igbo youth President declared.
He added that as Nigerians await an announcement from the G-5 governors, “the citizens should not expect anything different but one that will be laced with personal desires and gains.”
