A senatorial aspirant, Barr Chyma Anthony has urged Igbos to reject any offer to accept a Vice Presidential slot from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC), ahead of the forthcoming 2023 general elections.
Anthony who is a chieftain of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), hoping to represent the people of Imo East (Owerri Zone) in the Red Chambers said that the Igbos deserve nothing short of the presidential slot, hence should not accept anything less from the major political parties.
While speaking in a media chat with Expressiveinfo.com on Tuesday in Owerri, the UK trained lawyer and Good Governance advocate said, “This is the time for the South East to produce the president of this country, for sake of fairness and equity. Any party that refuses to zone Presidency to South East, has rejected the Igbos. Therefore, Igbos should dump such a party.
“It is disheartening to see the disregard with which the two major political parties are treating the rightful zoning slot of the Igbos. APC has zoned Presidency to the South but still considering given the ticket to a South Westerner after the South West has governed this country for 8 years through former president Olusegun Obasanjo.
“The PDP, on their part, are presenting the worse scenario by throwing the ticket open, disregarding the commitment of the Igbos to the party since 1999. A look at the voting pattern since 1999 will show you that the South East has been committed to the PDP. Unfortunately, instead of zoning the presidency to the South East, the party is disregarding the people of the geo-political zone.”
