The Nigerian Youth Union (NYU) and Other youth organisations in the country, have exonerated Delta state governor, Ifeanyi Okowa of blame over alleged betrayal of the South geopolitical zone.
It would be recalled that following Okowa’s emergence as the running mate to the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, he received attacks from some groups including, Southern and Middle Belt Leaders’ Forum (SMBLF), Ohaneze and others.
Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Sunday, NYU president, comrade Chinonso Obasi said Okowa is the most qualified candidate for the position of Vice Presidential Candidate of PDP because of his legislative and executive experiences, great educational qualifications, and others.
Speaking on the theme, “A call for the self-serving regional leaders to stop dancing their pay master’s interest by bringing others down at all cost,” he said those calling Okowa betrayer are the real betrayers.
He said, “The choice of the PDP leaders is right and they won’t regret it as predicted by the regional leaders in the statement they released on Friday.
“Lately, we have observed that these regional speakers speak only for themselves and tag it the position of their region, while in actual sense, they are expressing their personal opinion simply because things didn’t go their way.
“It has become a trend by these sets of leaders to attack people of high profile with betrayal. They’re self-serving leaders. Apart from press statements how do Ohaneze, PANDEF, and the rest interact with the major constituents of Southern Nigeria?
“Aside from this outburst on Dr. Okowa, elder statesman, Edwin Clark and his cohorts have unleashed a verbal attack on other great Nigerians. We have uncovered the sponsors of this unwarranted attack and they are people who do not wish Nigeria well.
“We advise that they stop hitting up the polity, particularly the recent plan to cause distractions and confusion in PDP which is preparing to rescue Nigeria from the hands of the APC government that have succeeded in achieving one thing in the last seven years, which is more pains and hardship in the country,” he said.
He further said as the umbrella body of Nigerian youths, I can assure the regional leaders that Nigerian youths are with the PDP Presidential candidate and his Vice, Atiku Abubakar and Ifeanyi Okowa, respectively, and they would work for their victory in the forthcoming elections.
“We also encourages the PDP flag bearers to reach out to Nigerians: with their policies and programs designed to restore the lost glory and battered image of the Country.”
