2023:APC Lacks Preparation For Polls-Okowa

The PDP vice-presidential candidate and governor of Delta state, Ifeanyi Okowa said the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) is not prepared for the 2023 general election. Okowa stated this during the live telecast of a popular TV programme, “Politics Today” on Channels TV.

While stating his reason for the comment, Okowa said the speculations that the ruling party is yet to have a substantive vice-presidential candidate is a clear indication that they are not ready for the presidential polls in 2023.

Recall that Alhaji Kabir Ibrahim Masari was named as the running mate of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, ahead of the 2023 general elections. Masari is a serving board member of the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) located in Kuru, near Jos, the Plateau State capital.

However, another report stated that Tinubu submitted Masari’s name as a placeholder ahead of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) deadline for parties to submit the names of their candidates for the 2023 elections.

Okowa said: “We can see that the APC is already finding it difficult to find who will be their vice-presidential candidate. We are hearing what we have not heard before that they have somebody on placement to be replaced (as vice-presidential candidate).

Okowa said: “We can see that the APC is already finding it difficult to find who will be their vice-presidential candidate. We are hearing what we have not heard before that they have somebody on placement to be replaced (as vice-presidential candidate).