The stand-off between Governor Sullivan Chime and Senator Ike Ekweremadu over Enugu West Senatorial seat blew into a state-wide brouhaha during last weekends ward congresses when allies of the deputy president of the Senate crept into town to put themselves in command of the party structure. What happens next? THE Enugu State chapter of the PDP has drawn the battle line for a protracted conflagration with its National Working Committee, NWC, having disagreed with the position of the NWC over who takes over the leadership of the state chapter as acting chairman following the resignation of Mr. Vita Abba. Thunderstorm had gathered over the leadership of the state chapter of the party on October 25 when at an emergency State Executive Council, SEC, meeting convened by the Secretary, Steve Oruruo, the resignation letter of the chairman, Abba, dated October 20 was read out. Following the purported resignation, the SEC appointed the managing director of Enugu Housing Corporation, Ikeje Asogwa as Acting Chairman but the Deputy Chairman of the party, Elder David Aja, who was at the meeting, rejected the appointment of the new chairman, insisting that he, Aja should act in that office in line with section 47(1) of the PDP constitution. However, the party through its Publicity Secretary, Dr. Okey Ezeh, faulted Ajas position in a release made available to newsmen saying Aja was part of a clique desperately looking for any opportunity to create crisis in the party for their selfish political ambitions, in an attempt to misinform the public and discredit the legitimate process that was followed by the State Executive Committee, SEC, of the party in appointing Chief Ikeje Asogwa as the chairman of the party in Enugu State.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 15:51:22 +0000