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A group, South-East For President 2023 (SEFORP2023), has pledged its support for Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, as its preferred presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections.
Ohuabunwa, former Chairman of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), is a presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He is one of the 15 aspirants cleared by the party’s presidential screening committee headed by former Senate President, David Bonaventure Mark.
The SEFORP2023 said it has weighed and studied all the presidential aspirants and their pedigrees, and came to the conclusion that Ohuabunwa stands out, among them.
National Coordinator of the South-East socio-politico group, Rev. Okechukwu Obiora, announced the endorsement of the former Chairman of Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG), at Cordial Exclusive Hotel, Enugu, on Friday, during its 3rd year anniversary.
Obiora, who noted that SEFORP2023 has over 60 chapters within and outside the country, stressed that it would revolt if the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party, unfairly and unjustly edge out Ohuabunwa in the forthcoming presidential primaries.
He said: “Myself, other coordinators and members today, welcome for from the four corners of this country and overseas for this great time and purpose such as this, in the history of our dear country.
“We have called you to be part of history; we are a pioneer advocacy movement in the South-East. South-East For President 2023 has consistently and sacrificially traveled all the six geopolitical zones in the country and beyond with more than 60 chapters.
“Ours is that by 2023, the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria will come from South-East. Our mission is to make every political party, especially the two major political parties and or any Third Force cede their presidential slots to the South-East geopolitical zone and to ensure that the South-Easterners work in concert or harmony to cede to the most viable and most qualified entrant, as candidate.”
“However, today we have ominous signs of our vision coming through positively and we are excited and thankful to God Almighty.
“Our mission also is getting fulfilled as the two major political parties in particular, the APC and the PDP, are having sleepless night in order to do the needful, as our tireless optimism in our advocacy have caught them napping.
”Our untiring, persistent and courageous efforts these last three years have put these two major political parties (APC and PDP) in a state of “Amakaeme’-Amaghi nke aga eme (in a confused, convoluted, dilapidated and unpatriotic state).
“In the event our preferred aspirant does not emerge as a candidate of PDP, due to irregularities, we will meet to decide what other steps to take.”