Izuchukwu Okosi
Former Vice Chairman of the South West zone in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Chief Bode George has assured that the party will produce a credible candidate at the PDP primaries ahead of the 2023 general elections reports Prime Business Africa.
George was responding to questions on the four-horse race for who emerges the consensus candidate for the party with the quartet of Atiku Abubakar, Bukola Saraki, Peter Obi and Nyesom Wike the gladiators competing to become the party’s flagbearer in the Presidential election.
Chief George was guest of Arise News on The Morning Show.
“I want to assure you that our party will do its very best ultimately make sure that God will drive our minds to select the best, acceptable candidate who will see Nigeria as a home because we are in dire straits in Nigeria,” the elder statesman told Arise News.
“I want to plead with our people because this coming election, the next one year will be so crucial in the order of security – both economic security and social services.
“We are drifting. It’s like we have a ship that is rudderless. If we come to the table or go the Convention and there are a few people who will be given transport money and they will not think and analyze critically all the contestants, then it would ne a very shuddy and unfortunate situation.
George revealed that the leadership of the party after several meetings and deliberations were convinced by the pedigree of the men hoping to become the country’s number one citizen.
“As an elder I have met and visited these people (Presidential aspirants) and we were all satisfied with how they want to salvage Nigeria and unite the party because a divided house is a defeated house. We can disagree on issues but must not be disagreeable.
“I will be meeting with them in my office today (Tuesday) in Lagos, both for the governors in Lagos and for the national level.
“We will look at it analytically and critically without biases and pray to God. We need to be prayerful in this country. We need a week to fast for God to direct us. These contestants are experienced, educated. We need God to help us select the nest candidate,” George stressed.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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