2023: Groups seeks constitutional provision for diaspora voting

…Mobilizes support for Atiku/Okowa Presidency

By Lateef Ibrahim, Abuja

A group, the Coalition of PDP National And Diaspora Certified Support Groups, (COPAG), has frowned at the non-constitutional provisions for Diaspora voting in Nigeria.

The group has thus harped on the need for the National Assembly to urgently do something about it.

Towards this end, the group which is also known as the International Coalition of Certified Atiku Groups, (ICCAG), has commenced efforts towards building solidarity as means of encouraging strategic participation of Nigerians in the Diaspora for the Presidential Elections in 2023 via a scheme called ‘Diaspora Supports for Grassroots Mobilizations and Sensitizations in Nigeria’.

As a way of realizing this, the group has appointed the current Youth Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the United States of American, USA, Hon. Daniel Akeni as the Director General of COPAG.

The group, which is promoting Nigerian Diaspora Supports for Grassroots Mobilization and Sensitization Campaign for Actualization of Atiku/Okowa 2023 Presidency, announced the appointment of Hon. Akeni at the Atiku Presidential Campaign Office over the weekend in Abuja.

The coalition, which is under the leadership of Hon. Comrade Vik-Morrow Ulo, Dr. Kanayo Gbemudu, Her Highness Hon. Princess Falade (Iyalode), explained that the appointment of Hon. Akeni was based on high recommendations.

According to Viktor-Morrow Ulo

“With regards to the none constitutional provisions for Diaspora voting, the Coalition of PDP National And Diaspora Certified Support Groups (COPAG) aka: International Coalition of Certified Atiku Groups (ICCAG) took up the responsibility to build solid Diaspora Solidarity as means to encourage strategic participation of NIGERIANS in the Diaspora for the Presidential Elections in 2023.

“COPAG is the very first and foremost assemblage of Atiku’s officially recognized national and diaspora support groups leaders since 2018.

“The newly appointed US leader of the International Coalition of Certified Atiku Groups, previously campaigned for Senator Adeleke in the USA and Osun State and he is today the Governor Elect of Osun State.

“The Hollywood promoter in collaboration with Patrick Killpatrick, a Hollywood legendary actor from California and Michael Adegoke, another top Hollywood actor, are joint collaborators with the Atiku’s Coalition US Director General to make Atiku win the 2023”, he said.

The group expressed the hope that with his new post, Hon. Akeni will greatly contribute the role of Diaspora in the elections via Diaspora Supports and Mobilization.

In his acceptance, via a virtual meeting, the newly appointed USA Leader expressed great delight and promised maximum Support for Atiku Okowa Presidential Campaign.