Former Aviation Minister,
Chief Osita Chidoka has described Anambra Politicians leaving the Peoples
Democratic Party, (PDP) as saboteurs and political jobbers. Their departure
will provide the true members of the PDP with the opportunity to restore the
moral compass of the party and return it to the glorious vision of its founding
fathers.
Speaking at his country
home in Obosi, Thursday, at a meeting of Obosi ward Executives and selected
stakeholders of PDP in Idemili North Local Government in Anambra state, the
former Minister reiterated that he and other leaders of the PDP (who are the
true representatives of Ndi Anambra) will remain in PDP, knowing that the
umbrella represents equity and hope for the Nigeria of our dream.
In a statement by his
media aide, Ikechukwu Okafor, Chidoka stated that Anambra is a PDP state and has
always been a PDP state. He recalled how Chief Alex Ekwueme brought the message
of PDP back to Anambra state and it was welcomed and widely accepted and its
acceptance saw the PDP winning all gubernatorial seats in the South East.
He said PDP is rooted and
strong in Anambra state and his message to Anambra people is that come 2018 PDP
will take back the government house of Anambra state.
The former Corps Marshal
of the Federal Road Safety Commission, also described the All Progressives
Grand Alliance, APGA, as a franchise of the PDP. It is the PDP that has been
making it possible for APGA to win gubernatorial elections in Anambra state
over the years, and now the franchise arrangement has been terminated because
the former governor of Anambra state, Mr Peter Obi, who is the franchisee, has
returned to the PDP. The franchise arrangement is canceled and we are taking
back our state.
Chidoka reassured PDP
stakeholders in the state that the true devotees are still very much in the
party and have no plans of leaving. He added that those leaving PDP to
join APC are political jobbers, people with no character, people with no
principles, and most importantly they are people who have never won any free
and fair election in Anambra state. Though the PDP is happy to release these
political jobbers to the APC, Ike Obosi cautioned the original APC members to
be wary of these characters who are distinguished by their political gimmicks.
Chidoka said we are happy
to hand such persons over to APC, because anybody that is a PDP member would
know that PDP represents what the Igbo man wants. PDP represents free market,
PDP represents equal opportunities for everybody, PDP represents equitable
distribution of our amenities across all ethnic groups in Nigeria.
The Nigeria project has
room to accommodate everyone, and all ethnic groups in the country must be
equal stakeholders in the Nigerian government. PDP is the only umbrella
that can bring everyone together and give all Nigerians a sense of belonging.
For those of us who feel
the pulse of the good people of Anambra state, for those of us who know the
real mood and feelings of Ndi Anambra, we know that PDP represents our hope,
PDP represents our aspiration, PDP represents our desire to have a Nigeria
where no man is oppressed. PDP is alive and strong in Anambra. Come 2018
and 2019 we will all come out and speak with one voice to return our dear state
and country to its true glory.
Responding, the Idemili
North PDP chairman Mr Alex Iremeka expressed gratitude that Chidoka who is one
of the foundation members of the PDP in Anambra state reaffirmed his commitment
to the party. Mr Iremeka reiterated the message that the PDP is the true
umbrella to bring equity in Nigeria irrespective of ethnicity, gender, and
economic class. He promised that the PDP government will return Nigeria to the
7% growth recorded under the Obasanjo/Yar'Adua/Jonathan era instead of this
recession under the APC government.
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