- Says Saraki, Bala, others, working for Atiku

Following its decision to jettison zoning, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has alleged that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was working to install former Vice President Atiku Abubakar as the flagbearer of the Party ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

The Group said except that PDP Presidential ticket favors a Southerner, especially the Igbo, there will be a boycott of PDP at the 2023 presidential election in the SouthEast.

Mazi Okechukwu Isiguzoro, Secretary-General Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide in a press release issued Thursday alleged that the Party was planning a high-level manipulation to favour another northerner to emerge as the candidate of the Party.

"Our suspicions were reinforced that there will be a high level of manipulation and rigging with the appointment a northern as the PDP Convention Chairman and another Northerner as National Chairman of PDP, for obvious reasons".

They alleged that two northerners were conscripted by Northern political lobbyists and Musketeers for the operations against the Igbo ahead of the PDP primaries in favor of the North.

"We are uncomfortable with PDP, after jettisoning the zoning formula that favors the East, the announcement of  Ex Senate President David Mark as the Chairman of PDP convention/ primaries, is a clear evidence that there are ongoing backstage and nefarious activities by the North to impose Atiku Abubakar as the 2023 PDP flag bearer, and we are cognizant of the fact that Former Senate President Saraki, Gov Bala Mohamed, and other Northerners  are working for Atiku's emergence against Igbo aspirants,"

"The decision that Igbo must reject the Vice Presidential slot still stands, and we demand for the resignation of the National Chairman of PDP, as both Northerners will never conduct a transparent PDP presidential primary that will favor the aspirants from the seven Igbo speaking States including Anioma (in Delta) and Ikwerre ( in Rivers) states."

"The decision of PDP for an open contest and jettisoned the zoning formula shows the height of deception, treachery, and deceit against Ndigbo, after milking Igbo votes for 22years, PDP bluntly abolished zoning formula to prove that Igbo is unqualified for flying her ticket in the 2023 presidential elections.

“The consequences of this backstabbing and betrayal will be a catastrophic failure of PDP in 2023 elections, without an Igbo as Presidential flagbearers in APC and PDP, there will be a total boycott of 2023 elections through Sit at Home"