Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, has said people in the South-East will not vote for Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, despite calls for Igbo presidency.
Obi had dumped the Peoples Democratic Party three days before its presidential primaries, for the Labour Party, claiming that there was a ‘variance’ with his personality and principles.
Reacting in a video trending on social media, Ekweremadu said though Obi is from the South-East region, the people from the geopolitical zone will not vote for him (Obi).
He noted that voting Obi in the coming presidential election is more like throwing away votes considering the political party the latter is now affiliated with.
Ekweremadu said the South-East will rather vote for Atiku and support the PDP because its vice-presidential candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa is from the region.
Okowa is the governor of Delta State, which is in the South-South geopolitical. However, defending his Igbo…
