Chairman, Senate Committee on Youths and Sport, Obinna Ogba (PDP, Ebonyi Central), has described the loss of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, at the recently concluded general elections as deserved.
According to Ogba, Atiku should have allowed an Igbo man to fly the flag of the Party as the presidential candidate.
He said, The National Working Committee, NWC, deserves to be suspended, starting from the national chairman who lost his booth, ward and state. All the conspirators who gave tickets to those who understood their languages lost.
“Our presidential candidate (Atiku Abubakar) had no business contesting the election. It could have been left for an Igbo man. Even the presidential candidate (Atiku) is battling to reclaim his state.
“The people love PDP. It is just the management of the party. No other party is as strong as the PDP. Labour Party surprised many people with their exploits, but it was [only] in the presidential election. Those in Labour Party are those who are angry at what is happening in our party,” he stated.
Ogba who is a PDP governorship aspirant in Ebonyi State, noted that the 9th Senate will commence the amendment of the Electoral Act to pave way for all elections to hold in one day.
He made this known while speaking with newsmen in his hometown of Nkalagu community in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State.
He further said: “Before we wind up at the National Assembly, I will be among those who will support an amendment to the Electoral Act to make all elections [to] be held in one day. This will save costs and lives. If one has three or more ballot papers, he can cast his vote.”
According to him, he will use his valedictory speech to tell Nigerians some blunt truths.
“I will tell Nigerians that it will take a long time for us to be one. We should not deceive ourselves. Anyone telling you that Igbos have been forgiven after the Civil War is deceiving himself. It will take us a lot of time to speak our minds in this country, to avoid being witch-hunted or killed. There is no freedom of speech,” he stated.