From Noah Ebije, Kaduna
Delta State governor and vice Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Ifeanyi Okowa has appealed to Igbo nation to support the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar for the 2023 election.
Governor Okowa reminded the Igbo that the presidential hopeful is their son in-law, and therefore they should not abandon him at a time he is in need of their support to actualise his political ambition.
The vice Presidential hopeful made the appeal through the Kaduna State PDP governorship candidate Rt.Hon. Isa Muhammed Ashiru who represented him at the Igbo cultural day celebration, award giving ceremony as well as fund raising in Kaduna.
Senator Okowa noted that Atiku being an in-law to the Igbo has demonstrated his desire and likeness for the Igbo as he has always picked an Igbo person as his running mate each time he got  presidential ticket.
” I am also your son, hence a support for Atiku is also a support for potential Igbo presidency because the Igbo have always given their overwhelming support for the PDP and it is expected that 2023 will not be an exception.
“Atiku has always demonstrated that he will not be a regional President but one who will unify the country regardless of tribe, ethnicity or religion.
Okowa assured the Igbo  that the PDP government under Atiku  will ensure that the Igbo are adequately carried along in government activities.
This is even as he said, with Atiku as President in 2023, it is the surest way of the Igbo becoming the next President in Nigeria.
He therefore solicited the unreserved support of the Igbo  for the actualization of the Atiku/Okowa presidency come 2023 for a united Nigeria.
” 2023 is time of decision making that will either make or mar us as a nation if we vote in the wrong direction, but voting Alhaji Abubakar Atiku will certainly be the best decision for secured country” he stressed.
Hon. Ashiru also used the opportunity to solicit for the votes and support of the Igbo resident in Kaduna State, stressing that the Igbo havr always been part of a PDP government in Kaduna State while assuring that he will have Igbo being carried along when he emerged  governor of Kaduna State in 2023.