- Chukwuka Utazi, senator representing Enugu north said he is not expecting any Igbo man to contest for president in 2019 election under the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) platform
- Utazi said the political configuration of the party will not allow an Igbo presidency in 2019
- He, however, declared that Igbos have bright chances if the northerners complete their terms
Chukwuka Utazi, senator representing Enugu north has cautioned politicians from the south east not to contest in the 2019 presidential election.
Reports have it that Utazi who made this know while speaking in Abuja, observed that the current political arrangement of the Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) is not in support of the south east producing the next president of Nigeria in 2019.
NAIJ.com gathered that the senator said it will be foolhardy for the Igbo to contest in the 2019 presidential election.
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He said ''I am not expecting any Igbo person to contest for president under on the PDP platform in 2019.
''Based on truth and fact on ground, the political configuration of the party will not allow for an Igbo presidency in 2019.
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''There is an existing zoning arrangement between the north and the south. It will be foolhardy for the Igbo to contest in the 2019 presidential election. I know that the Igbo have bright chances if the north complete their terms''.
Meanwhile, NAIJ.com had reported that there were indications that the PDP might be settling for Africa's most richest man Aliko Dangote for its 2019 presidential campaigns.
It was revealed that the PDP was already making plans to woo the billionaire to contest for 2019 presidency under its platform.
You can watch this NAIJ.com video of former president, Goodluck Jonathan speaking about the future of the PDP: