The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Imo State, has fingered Governor Hope Uzodinma and Senator Samuel Anyanwu, as the hand of Esau behind the resignation of some members of the State Executive of the party.

At a press conference held at the State headquarters of the party along Okigwe road, Owerri on Thursday, Acting Chairman of the party, Martin Ejiogu, alleged that the Governor through a former Chairman of the party, Charles Ezekwem, induced those who have resigned and assured them of more benefits when they cross over to the APC.

The PDP in Imo State has been hit lately by resignations of it’s Publicity Secretary, Asst Publicity Secretary, Youth Leader and Assistant Fianancial Secretary.

Ejiogu also said the resignation of some of the party Exco members, “constitute a band of Senator Samuel Anyanwu loyalists who worked vehemently against the interest of the party during the 2019 general elections. Besides, they had in principle left the party a long time ago, what played out earlier today was a mere drama, a dummy from a script that had been written months before now”

Ejiogu said the claim, that they defected as officers of “our great party is a clear misrepresentation, obsessed fallacy and the height of mischief. By the party Constitution, their tenure expired more than two months ago as they had served out their four years term”

“It is however imperative to observe that their so called defection to the APC was essentially orchestrated by selfish motive because of the zoning arrangement of the party which did not favour them” he said

Ejiogu said the party consider the development as “banal, inconsequential and worthless and are accordingly inclined to advise the political party they have purportedly defected to, to be wary of these elements.

He continued ” Their exit from our great party is indeed a reprieve, relief and positive development for our great party because for long they have remained huge liabilities to our great party”

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