Releases delegate lists to all 12 aspirants
Maduako Igbokwe l Thursday, Sept.03, 2020
ONITSHA, Anambra, Nigeria – Ahead of Anambra state 2021 governorship election ,12 members of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have indicated interest to replace governor Willie Obiano of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) at the state government House, Awka.
The chairman of PDP in the State, Mr Ndubuisi Nwobu disclosed this , while reiterating his commitment towards organizing free, fair and credible primary for all aspirants .
Nwobu said that the only debt he owes the aspirants was to conduct credible primary devoid of manipulations and influence to favour any person, urging every aspirant to work hard for his /her success at the primary election.
“The party executive will not compromise the primary election for anybody. The party executive will not influence any person to emerge the party flag bearer in the primary, every aspirant must work hard to curry votes from the members.
We have advised all the aspirants to meet with the party stakeholders and sell themselves as the executive has no special person and does have power to manipulate people’s wish” he said.
He listed the names of those who had signified their intentions to run under the party’s platform for the 2021 governorship election to include Harry Oranezi, Ifedi Okwenna, Emeka Azubogu, Valentine Ozigbo and Godwin Maduka .
Others are, and Uche Ekwunife, Obiora Okonkwo, Ike Oligbo, Emeka Etiaba, Godwin Ezeemo, Chuma Nzeribe and Ugochukwu Okeke.
According to him, only a free and fair primary election that can stop people from agitations which has always been the problem of governorship contests in the party over the years .
He said that, if the right candidate emerges through free and fair primary, other aspirants will certainly realise the need to give their full supports.
Nwobu said the executive has given its assurance to the aspirants of holding a transparent primary election, stressing that each of the aspirant who has made his/her intention known already has a list of the statutory delegates to the primary election.
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“We have given delegates’ lists to all persons who are aspiring for governor in Anambra State under our platform.
“This has never happened before. We are bent on ensuring that the right person is elected by the people.
“ Though, my name has been associated with a lot of aspirants, but the truth is that I cannot do much. The aspirants should go to the field and convince our party men and women. They already know who are the delegates to the primary election . Before now, the list is only produced a day or two to the election and usually compiled to favour one person or the other, but in this executive, we want to be open and fair to all.
“This executive does not have a paymaster and we do not take order from any paymaster. That is why we do not have enough money to do many things we should do in this party because money bags who usually throw money about are not comfortable with us because we are not ready to do their biddings” he said
He urged aspirants to take their campaign to statutory delegates and other stakeholders whose lists had been made availed to them.
He also assured that under his watch there is no way anyone will influence the primary election, because his dream was to get PDP together and united for the 2021 governorship election.
