The National President of Imo Peoples Consolidation Assembly (IPCA) and a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Imo State, Chief Emeka Akpahu has declared in clear terms that Barr. Charles Babatunde Ezekwem possesses every necessary qualities and qualifications needed to be elected the next state PDP Chairman at the congress.
Addressing newsman in Owerri Thursday, Akpahu who hails from Anara in Isiala Mbano LGA averred that Ezekwem remained the best candidate for the position.
He noted that Ezekwem has the required capacity and experience to work with all the leaders and stakeholders of PDP to deliver the party from its present state of opposition party to the ruling party again.
According to him, he applauded the wise decision and choice of Okigwe Zone PDP leaders in adopting Ezekwem as the consensus candidate for the PDP Chairmanship. He stressed that Ezekwem as a grassroot politician with an overwhelming followership has the required manpower and contact to mobilize the entire youths in Imo State to support the part at any election.
The youthful firebrand politician also added that Ezekwem is a dedicated and tested party man and team player who has distinguished himself in all the previous positions he has held in the past administration of PDP.
Akpahu, who was present at a PDP leadership meeting of Owerri and Okigwe Zone at the Orji residence of a PDP Chieftain and elder statesman Chief E C Iwuanyanwu where Ezekwem was adopted as the consensus candidate for Okigwe zone for the PDP Chairmanship, also declared his support to the idea of Chief Emeka Ihedioha whom he said suggested that Iwuanyanwu should be seen as a rallying point of Imo PDP instead of going to Abuja, to spend huge resources in lobbing for elective positions.
He disclosed that APC and APGA members who left PDP in anger in the past have vowed to return to the party if Ezekwem emerged the new State Chairman, cautioning that if the right things are not done to, reposition the party at the congress by allowing the right candidate to emerge the chairman, that PDP youths and other critical stakeholders may have no other option left than to decamp enmass to other political parties in the state.