Abia PDP clears air on operating mate rumours with NWC

The Abia State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Occasion, has  mentioned it isn’t at loggerhead with its Nationwide Working Committee, over who turns into the occasion’s operating mate within the forthcoming election within the state.

Addressing newsmen on Sunday night in Umuahia, the Abia PDP Vice Chairman and performing State Publicity Secretary, Abraham Amah mentioned it’s the accountability of the NWC to transmit names to INEC and at no time did the chapter despatched any names apart from the names the NWC despatched to INEC.

“Previously, our nationwide workplace has by no means imposed anyone on Abia PDP. We’re not contending something with them and within the submission of names, they’re the ultimate authority. We’ve not contended any place they’ve taken. We stand by our NWC,” he mentioned.

There have been insinuations that each one is just not properly between the occasion within the state and its NWC who revised its selection of Jasper Uche for Okey Igwe because the operating mate of its governorship candidate, Okey Ahiwe.

Igwe was the operating mate of the occasion’s former governorship candidate, late Prof. Uche Ikonne who was seen as having labored so arduous and has not dedicated any offence.

The occasion’s NWC had allegedly written the Chairman, Impartial Nationwide Electoral Fee, INEC forwarding  the identify of Igwe Philip Okey as its Abia State Deputy Governorship candidate for the forthcoming basic elections.

The letter  which has been within the web learn, “Following the loss of life of Prof. Uche Ikonne, the occasion performed a recent major election whereby Ahiwe Okechukwu Ambrose emerged the winner. Nonetheless, in submitting the identify of Ahiwe Okechukwu Ambrose to the Fee as its Abia State Governorship candidate, the occasion mistakenly and inadvertently submitted the identify of Uche Chidiebube Jasper as its deputy governorship candidate.

“By this letter, the occasion hereby affirms that Igwe Philip Okey stays the occasion’s deputy governorship candidate for Abia state within the forthcoming election.

The identify of Uche Chidiebube Jasper mistakenly forwarded to the Occasion on February 10 must be disregarded. Please word that the particulars of lgwe Philip Okey earlier submitted to the Fee stays legitimate and must be acted upon by the fee.”

When requested concerning the letter that has been circulating within the social media, Elder Abraham merely mentioned, “The actual fact is that we in Abia state should not battling with our NWC.”