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Ward Congress: Imo PDP In Disarray by Abagworo(m): 9:28am On May 03, 2016 |
— 3rd May 2016
From George Onyejiuwa , Owerri
Imo State chapter of the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) is now in disarray
following the rejection of the results of the
ward congress by party members across the
27 council areas of the state.
Congress election was a continuation of the
struggle for the control of the party structure
between Senator Hope Uzodinma and the
former deputy speaker of the House of
Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha.
This was even as members of the party
have accused the chief returning officer for
the Ward Congress, Chief Sargent Awuse as
responsible for the crisis when he claimed
that he had instructions from Abuja to
recognise only seven leaders in the state,
namely former governors Ikedi Ohakim,
Chief Achike Udenwa, Emeka Ihedioha,
senators Samdady Anyanwu, Hope
Uzodinma, Dr. Kema Chikwe and Senator
Athan Achonu.
At Imeriewen ward in Ngor Okpala Local
Government Area of the state, there was
fracas between members of the party who
opposed the Option A4 proposed for the
election in the area.
Daily Sun reliably gathered that several
people were wounded in the fracas allegedly
ignited by a former council chairman, Chief
Emma Nworgu, who is representing the
state in the National Population
Commission and a loyalist of the former
deputy speaker of the House of
Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha. He had
allegedly ordered his thugs to disrupt the
election process after noticing the election
was not going his way.
At Owerri, the state capital, supremacy
battle between frontline politicians was said
to be the order of the day, allegations of
duplication of delegate lists and use of
thugs by interested candidates was said to
have scuttled the elections.
The delegate lists from Orlu zone was
allegedly torn to shreds by Senator Hope
Uzodinma, who had reportedly stated that
he alone should determine who holds
whatever position as the leader of the zone.
In Okigwe zone where former governor of
the state, Chief Ikedi Ohakim and Senator
Athan Achonu were the recognised leaders,
there was confusion, as to the authentic list
of delegates as three lists were in
circulation.
It was the same situation in Ohaji/ Egbema
Local Government as the former speaker of
the House of Assembly, Goodluck Nana
Opia, who currently represents Ohaji/
Egbema/ Oguta/ Oru East, allegedly
hijacked the delegate list.
According to one of the party members from
Ohaji/Egbema, Local Government Area, Mr
Damian Opara, who recounted his ordeal
during the election said his clothes were
torn to shreds by Opia for questioning his
invasion of the election area with thugs.
Opara further claimed that the lawmaker
personally assaulted him before ordering
his thugs to beat him up.
His words: “ He tore my clothes and pushed
me down, he slapped me several times and
ordered his boys to deal with me.”
However, he stated that no election took
place in Ohaji/Egbema, sighting fights
among members of the party and hijack of
materials for the election.
As at the time of filing this report no result
has been announced, as hundreds of party
members besieged a popular hotel close to
the Government House where the results
were still being compiled. http://sunnewsonline.com/ward-congress-imo-pdp-in-disarray/ |
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