2023: To wrestle power from APC, we need Atiku- Dokpesi

Nigerian media entrepreneur, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, has said that Atiku Abubakar, is the right person to wrestle power from the All Progressive Congress-led Federal Government.

Leading the technical committee for the former vice president’s presidential campaign, Dokpesi, has solicited support for a one-term presidency for Atiku, saying a four year Atiku term will pave way for the South-East to produce the president in 2027.

Dokpesi, said this on Monday while at the state Secretariat of the People Democratic Party, Umuahia, Abia State, for consultations with the party leaders in the state.

He assured that the PDP will zone the presidency to the South-East and ensure that the zone produces the president in 2027.

He said, “Our party believes in rotation of the office of president between the North and South for two-term of eight years.

“That was why former President Olusegun Obasanjo handed over to Late Umaru Ya’Adua, but after his death, former president Goodluck Jonathan took over and completed his first term.

“Jonathan, also ask for another four years which was given to him, but when he started asking for another term in 2015, the North felt it was against the zoning agreement of the party.

“So we went into the election with a divided house and we lost. That is why we have reasoned that for us to wrestle power from APC, we need a strong presidential candidate from the North.

“Since it is believed that the North-East and South-East are the two geo-political zones that have not produced a president. We felt that Atiku, coming from the North-East, is a strong candidate for the job”.

The PDP chairman in the state, Chief Alwell Asiforo, assured the team that the party was open to listening to all those with aspirations who visits the state for consultation.