PDP
2023: PDP zones Ebonyi governorship seat to Abakaliki bloc
[From CHINEDU NWAFOR, Abakaliki]
Caretaker Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi State, Elder Fred Udeogu, says the party’s governorship position has been zones to the Abakaliki bloc ahead of 2023 general elections.
Udeogu further disclosed that party has also fixed its ward congress for Saturday, September 25, 2021,across all the political wards in the state.
The Oracle Today reports that Ebonyi is made up two political blocs, namely; Abakaliki and Afikpo blocs. While Abakaliki bloc comprises two senatorial zones of Ebonyi North and Ebonyi Central with four LGAs each, Afikpo bloc comprises five LGAs of Ebonyi South zone.
Udeogu made this known while speaking with journalists in Abakaliki, capital of Ebonyi State, on Friday.
He noted that the two senatorial zones would harmonize reach a truce on their own on which zone should be allow allowed to produce the next Governor of the State.
The PDP boss further noted that the stakeholders of the party zoned the party’s chairmanship position to Ebonyi south senatorial zone, whereas the publicity secretary was zoned to Ebonyi central zone among other positions.
“We started with zoning, our party leaders decided to zone the governorship position to Abakaliki bloc. Ebonyi South are the one holding the governorship position now, they don’t have to go again but we have zoned the Party chairmanship to them.
“And so, when the time comes, the Abakaliki bloc will now harmonize on whether the governorship position will go to either Ebonyi north or central zone.
Udeogu urged the party supporters to conduct themselves orderly and should eschew all forms of violence during the Saturday’s ward Congress.
He noted that PDP was a reformed party that was ready to show examples to other political parties in Nigeria.
“As you can see, we have commenced the distribution of wards, local governments forms yesterday. Outside that, there are other basic things we are doing to make sure that the Congresses are successfully conducted.
“We have written to Police, DSS and other security agencies, we have equally written to INEC to alert them on our ward Congress that will hold coming Saturday. All the preparatory arrangements have all been done.
“We have equally set up electoral appeal panel to entertain some matters that may arise. We are conscious of the fact that we are in opposition party, and we are putting our house together.
“I’m very much confident that our Congress will be peaceful and successful. You don’t trust human beings but I have 99.9% confidence that the Congress will be perfectly conducted.
“We are doing all we can to takeover Ebonyi State. APC will be surprised on the outcome of our Congresses,” Elder Udeogu opined.
