No Rift Over Consensus Gov Candidate-Enugu PDP The Peoples Democratic Party in Enugu State has dismissed rumours of a rift in the party over the endorsement of Rep. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi as its consensus candidate for 2015 gubernatorial elections. The party said this on Tuesday in a statement signed by its Publicity Secretary, Dr Okey Eze, adding that the process that led to Ugwuanyi’s emergence was democratic. It said, “The PDP in Enugu is as strong and united as it has been since the inception of the Sullivan Chime administration. “The party is even stronger and more united now that we have a consensus gubernatorial candidate who was chosen through a very smooth, transparent and democratic process. “It is the first time such a thing is happening in the history of the state. Anyone saying the party is in disarray is clearly being mischievous.” The statement further described media reports claiming that the party was in disarray over Ugwuanyi’s sole candidature as “blatantly false, mischievous, and a calculated attempt to deceive the public”. The party said the reports were the handiwork of mischief makers who were determined to undermine the integrity of the party for selfish reasons. On the reported absence of some leaders of the party at the caucus meeting, it explained that some of them sought permission to attend to pressing official and personal engagements. “Sen. Ike Ekweremadu, former Senators Jim Nwobodo, Ken Nnamani, and Fidelis Okoro as well as Chief Dubem Onyia had all sought permission to be excused from the meeting due to pressing official and personal engagements but pledged to abide by the decisions reached there,” it said. According to the statement, Onyia has already issued a rebuttal through his lawyer, of the report claiming that he boycotted the meeting when he was abroad at the time of the meeting. It said that members of the National Assembly from the state had attended various senatorial and caucus meetings endorsing the lawmaker as the consensus candidate. The party also debunked reports that the governor imposed the candidate on the party saying that Chime merely convened the meeting and allowed the people to deliberate and make their choice.
Posted on: Tue, 07 Oct 2014 12:46:37 +0000
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