◼️Says Obi 1.8m votes made him weep
Chief Chekwas Okorie, a founding figure of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has lamented the Southeast’s poor voter participation in the 2023 elections, warning that widespread apathy undermines the region’s political relevance at the national level.
Speaking with Channels TV, he referenced INEC’s official figures, noting that despite 11.5 million registered voters in the Southeast, fewer than two million actually voted. According to him, even though Peter Obi secured an overwhelming 88% victory in the zone, the total amounted to just 1.8 million ballots, a number he found deeply discouraging.
Okorie underscored that the Southeast’s political weight lies not only in the candidate it supports but also in the size of its collective turnout, stressing that the total vote count ultimately defines the region’s bargaining power.
He urged the people of the Southeast to abandon complacency and take part fully in elections, warning that failure to engage would continue to deprive them of a fair share in Nigeria’s political landscape.
