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Home » Breaking News » 7 of 10 aspirants step down in Abia PDP governorship primaries

7 of 10 aspirants step down in Abia PDP governorship primaries

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May 25, 2022
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Mayor Lucky Igbokwe (Don Lulu), Mrs Ezinwanyi Jonah (Merenge) and Professor Isaac Ikonne at the primaries earlier today

A total of seven governorship aspirants on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, have formally withdrawn from the governorship primaries.

Ten aspirants bought forms for the Expression of Interest in the race.

The aspirants that withdrew from the race are the Deputy Governor, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu; Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Senator Emma Nwaka, and Nana Nwafor, Dr. Sampson Orji (Scourj), Chima Anyaso, and Ncheta Omerekpe.

The withdrawal was made known after an emergency meeting at the Umuahia residence of the immediate-past Secretary to State Government, SSG, Dr Eme Okoro.

As it stands, only Professor Isaac Ikonne, Mayor Lucky Igbokwe (Don Lulu), and Mrs Ezinwanyi Jonah (Merenge) are left in the race.

The aggrieved aspirants in a statement entitled:’Notice of Non-Participation in the Abia PDP Gubernatorial Primaries’ said: “The last couple of weeks has been tortuous as we battled hard to navigate our party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) away from a self-destructive path.

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“The essence was to create an unfettered democratic space and a level playing field for all aspirants vying for all elective offices in the state, to participate equally in the primary elections.

“That was not the case and of course what we are witnessing is a shambolic process driven by a procured court injunction.

“To make matters worse, the use of only imaginary 3-man Adhoc delegates to the exclusion of the party’s statutory delegates in the primary elections to elect our candidates even when INEC the nation’s electoral umpire, has unequivocally stated that no congress held in Abia State for that purpose, has no doubt put the party and her candidates in a quagmire.

“The implication for our party is grave and as such has put all ongoing primary exercises on quicksand. There was no doubt that Abians are tired of being subjected to being the butt of jokes and ridicule from their peers, particularly those from the contiguous states that were hitherto far behind Abia State in the development index in the time past. That was the narrative we sought to change when the campaign took off.

“Unfortunately, the ugly developments ignited by a rapacious ambition to maintain the wicked governance status quo of imposition and godfatherism have aborted this quest in PDP.

“We will not be part of this charade.
We are, therefore, withdrawing from the exercise, which means that we will not be part of the PDP governorship primary election that holds in Abia State on Wednesday 25th of May, 2022 as doing so would have amounted to an endorsement of illegality that is already being challenged in the courts.

” We, therefore, ask all our people, our teeming supporters and Ndigbo to remain calm, keep the faith and wait for the new direction, which will be announced very soon.

“What is important is that the campaign to liberate Abia State would surely assume a new dimension. The time is now.

“Thank you for always being there for me and the campaign. Together we shall triumph.”

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