- Uche Nwosu, an Imo APC gubernatorial aspirant, has restated Igbo people's love and support for President Buhari
- The former Imo chief of staff's statement came as a reaction to a report that Igbo elders have endorsed Atiku/Obi presidency project
- According to him, despite the way Oshiomhole conducted the APC primaries, Buhari's integrity and uprightness would make him enjoy Igbo people's support
Following reports of an endorsement of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)'s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, by some Igbo elders, Uche Nwozu, the former chief of staff to Governor Rochas Okorocha, has reaffirmed the Igbo support for president Buhari in 2019.
In a report available in The Punch, Nwozu, the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Imo state, laughed off the purported endorsement, adding that regardless of Buhari's silence on irregularities that marred the APC primaries, Igbo would vote massively for the president.
Legit.ng earlier reported that Atiku Abubakar had on Wednesday, November 14, visited some Igbo elders as part of his 2019 endorsement campaign.
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But reacting to the endorsement of Atiku/Obi presidency project, Nwosu stated that despite President Buhari's silence on APC national chairman's alleged sins, he would enjoy the support of Igbo people in 2019.
He said the purported support to Atiku is: "a ploy to create erroneous impression that the Igbo would vote the PDP. We are not losing sleep over the recent endorsement of Atiku by some Igbo leaders."
According to him: “The action will not change the reality on ground. The southeast will deliver Buhari in 2019 because it is our best option.
“We cannot be distracted with the PDP’s Greek gift of vice-president. Our focus as a people should be Igbo presidency in 2023.
“One important question we should be asking ourselves as Ndigbo is, what did we benefit from the PDP for the 16 years it was in power to warrant the endorsement of its candidate, as against what we have recorded within the three years that President Buhari is in power?"
Nwosu also described those behind the endorsement of Atiku as self-serving leaders whose opinions did not reflect the entire southeast.
He added: "Most of the political decisions of some of our leaders are self-serving and not in the overall interest of the Igbo; but this time, we are committed to pursuing the best political option for the Igbo, which is supporting President Buhari’s second term."
Describing the present crisis bedeviling APC as a result of Oshiomhole's lack of self-control which majority of APC members were not happy with, Nwosu said Igbo people's vote for the president would be for his integrity and uprightness.
He boasted: "The fact that the majority of our party members are not happy with the APC National Chairman, Adams Oshiomhole, over the manner he handled the party primaries across the zone, does not affect our support for President Buhari.
“In fact, it is beyond personal considerations. It is about the interest of Ndigbo and we will deliver President Buhari in 2019.
“The support for President Buhari is borne out of his unequaled integrity and uprightness, which is what the country needs most now.”
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Meanwhile, Legit.ng previously reported that Ben Nwabueze reportedly said he would not die until Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) became president of the country.
The endorsement from the iconic legal luminary came following Atiku's courtesy visit to his home to seek his support and blessing ahead of 2019.
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