By Akinwale Fasemoore, Abuja and Okpor Murphy Onyekachukwu, Lagos.
Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential candidate, Mr. Atiku Abubarka has just named Former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi as his running mate in the 2019 general Elections, Mr. Atiku Abubarka who got a major endorsement from his former boss, Ex President Olusegun Obasanjo on Thursday made what many analyst are applauding as a stroke of political genies in Abuja this Friday. The developing situation bring a major healing process forty eight years after Nigerians fought a bitter war meant to address a set of pogroms targeted at Nigerians of Eastern extraction.
Igbo’s and South Easterners generally often complain of, marginalization in the scheme of politics, fiscal allocations and socio-geographic advancement. Such feelings have recently spiked agitations for succession and power evolution. There have being socio-political movement such as movement for the actualization of the republic state of Biafra IPOB.
The choice of Peter Obi a moderate Nigerian politician from Anambra State is seen as a decision that will heal the deep sitted siege attitude in the east and one that will deliver block vote for the PDP. The Incumbent president Muhamadu Buhari resides over a government that has been accused of dictatorial tendencies and ineffectiveness, lopsided political appointment mostly favoring the North. Obasanjo, luckily was a military superior to Muhamadu Buhari he has scored him far below average in performance and efficiency saying he could not be further trusted in continuing leadership.