An elder statesman from South South, Chief Edwin Clark, has declared his support for the Igbo candidacy in 2023, insisting that he wants a president of Nigeria from core East, www.totorinews.com reports.

He vowed that if the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) abandons the South East region, he will also mobilise his people  to abandon the Party.

Clark, who spoke on Wednesday in his Abuja residence when Governor David Umahi came to consult him over his presidential ambition, emphasized that it was the turn of core Igbos to produce the next President of Nigeria, insisting that those from related ethnic Nationalities should support Ndigbo to enthrone the likes of Governor Umahi to rescue the Nation from collapse.

“When I say I want a president of Nigeria of Igbo extraction, I do not mean someone from Delta or Rivers State or anywhere else safe from a pure southeast Igbo President,” he said.

The foremost former Nigeria’s Minister of Information also blessed Engineer David Umahi for success in his Presidential ambition.

“My preferred choice is Igbo. So, my son, I have heard you, I have prayed for you, whatever you deserve, God will grant it for you.

“When you defected to APC, I asked why, we all are fighting this cause, but if the PDP the Igbo served 100% abandoned the Igbos, then we all will abandon the PDP, I have told them already.” he said.