Former PDP chairman Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, stated in an interview with Arise TV that the Igbo community's disappointment with the two main political parties the PDP and the APC for failing to provide opportunities for Igbo aspirants was a major factor in Peter Obi's rise to prominence as a presidential candidate in the previous election.
He emphasises the oneness of the Igbo people, who supported Obi no matter where they lived or whose political party they belonged to. As a Christian from the South-East region, Obi seemed like a logical choice for younger voters and Christians who were unhappy with the Muslim-Muslim ticket, according to him. He contends that all of these things worked together to propel Obi's campaign.
He said, "When the Igbos felt that they should have been given an opportunity by the major political parties to run for the presidency and they were disappointed both in PDP and APC. When Peter Obi suddenly came out from the Labour Party, they went for him wherever they were. The fact that an Igbo was on the ballot was all that made the magic for Peter Obi. Of course, there are two other factors, the youth rooted for Obi, and the Muslim-Muslim ticket did not help, so the Christians felt they had Christian on the ticket."
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