The Peoples Democratic Party said on Saturday in Abuja that the All Progressives Congress could never win the forthcoming elections in the South-East region because the APC had no base there.
Chairman of the PDP, Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu, stated this through a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Chief Tony Amadi.
He said, “The APC has no chance of winning votes in Igboland despite the mind games of the APC chairman. Chief John Odigie-Oyegun chided Igbo chiefs for adopting President Jonathan in next week’s Presidential elections.
“The Igbo know what they want and how to go about getting it and don’t need a lecture from the opposition party leader on how to go about their political life.
“The APC chairman pleaded with the Igbo Chiefs not to ‘carry their eggs in one basket’. When that basket falls and the eggs break, you are left with zero.
“It is 95 per cent to five per cent. Where is your bargaining power? Why are you playing that kind of politics?
“The APC chief spoke in Abuja when the Presidential candidate of the APC, General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), met with select Igbo leaders in the North to solicit their support.”
He said the Igbo people “in their wisdom know that a bird in hand is far better than hundreds in the bush.”
Muazu said, “Since 1999, the Igbo have supported the PDP, it’s their party and they have their stake in it.”
He alleged that it was the government of Governor Rochas Okorocha that forced itself like a military coup on the Igbo.
He vowed that Okorocha’s government would soon be “rooted out” of the land of the PDP candidate, Emeka Ihedioha.
Meanwhile, spokesperson for the PDP, Olisa Metuh, has cautioned against the APC against making inflammatory statements as the general elections aproach.
The party specifically condemned statements allegedly credited to the National Publicity Secretary of the APC, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, allegedly disparaging the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission in its fight against corruption.
