The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has vowed to pitch its tent with the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2019 if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) fails to zone its vice presidential slot to the South East.
The group made this known in a communique after its emergency meeting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, saying it had information that the PDP were about to deny the South East its vice presidential slot at the Convention scheduled for Port Harcourt on Saturday.
The group described the plot as wickedness and political treachery against the Igbo that has suffered marginalisation on many fronts in the Nigerian polity.
It appealed to PDP governors from the South East and other stakeholders to prevail on the party to zone the ticket to the South East.
The communiqué read in part, “We had an emergency stakeholders meeting in Abakiliki today 4th October 2018, with 44 affiliated (Youths and students) groups and deliberated extensively on 2019 and the state of Igbo nation.
“It was learnt that PDP had perfected plans to deny the South East, the vice presidential slot which they plan to zone to the South West after the primaries.
“We see this plot as wickedness and political treachery against Ndigbo who had paid dearly for the survival of PDP since 1999. We are warning the leadership of PDP not to toy with the people of the South-East regarding the vice presidential slot or be prepared to lose the votes of Igbo youths in the 2019 presidential election.
“Igbo Youths will only vote PDP in other elections such as gubernatorial and senatorial elections in Abia, Ebonyi and Enugu but will wait to sink PDP in the presidential election if they deny the South East the vice president position after their primaries.
“Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide and her affiliated groups hereby reaffirm that many south east politicians are qualified for the post.