Nigeria Business Review has gotten wind of the alarm raised by Chief Ayogu Eze over an alleged attempt by the Peoples Democratic Party in Enugu State to intimidate him out of the 2015 governorship race in the state.

In a statement signed by his legal adviser, Barrister Kingsley Onyeke, Chief Eze said that PDP has descended on him for daring to object to an attempt by the party to impose a predetermined candidate ahead of the November 29, 2014 governorship primaries in the state.

The statement said, “It has come to our attention that party officials at the local government and ward levels are being coerced to sign prepared texts which were shipped down from Enugu alleging that they support the contrived consensus candidate of the party.’’

Arguing that election remains a distinguishing feature of any democracy, it wondered why the PDP in Enugu State is afraid of primaries which it said would afford the members of PDP in the state the opportunity to choose a candidate of their choice. Onyeke urged the party officials to resist any attempt by anybody to force them to sign documents sent to them by anybody, reminding them of the oath they swore – to provide a level playing field for aspirants to all positions in the state.

He also appealed to the governor who is the leader of the party in the state to call the party to order and ensure that every aspirant is afforded a chance to run in the primaries. Restating his earlier objection of his candidate to any attempt to smuggle in a candidate for the party through the backdoor, Onyeke pledged its unflinching loyalty to the party and its leader in the state, His Excellency, Sullivan Chime.
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