By Tony Nwankwo

The choice of the former governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, as Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) by the party Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has gladdened the heart of Nigerians across the six geo-political zones, so, party leaders who say they were not consulted should shield their swords and support the ticket.

This was contained in a press statement in Lagos, by an alumni of Christ the King College (CKC) Onitsha, Engr. (Chief) E.C. Udedike (Ichie Dike Ozubulu) who said it was the prerogative of Atiku to choose a running-mate as had been the case since Nigeria’s democratic dispensation.

Mr Peter Obi and PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku

Udedike said: “I strongly appeal to our distinguished and honourable brothers and sisters who felt otherwise to soft pedal. We have to bear in mind that other zones are watching the South-East to make a mistake. And we shall not continue to make mistakes unless it is a curse”, he said, recalling how the attitude created an unprecedented South-East production of five Senate Presidents between 1999 and 2005.

He argued that the South-East had been angling to produce a Nigerian President of Igbo extraction, and wondered how this could be achieved without unanimity of purpose, when every Igbo would consider himself worthy of the position. “While I acknowledge that there are many eminently qualified men and women in the South-East zone who can be Vice President, the fact remains that there will only be one Vice President at a time.

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“Obi is eminently qualified with intimidating credentials. A product of CKC Onitsha and the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. For post-graduate studies, Obi attended Lagos Business School, Cambridge University, Oxford University and Harvard University, respectively, and had showed exemplary leadership of men and management of resources as governor of Anambra State for eight years, a feat that has been unprecedented in the annals of state governorship in the country”, he stressed.