A group within the Peoples
Democratic Party, PDP National Volunteer Front, has called on the national
caretaker chairman of the party, Senator Ahmed Makarfi to cancel the recently
held primary election of the party in Anambra State over irregularities.
The National Marshal of the
front, Engr Emmanuel Nwosu, in a press briefing in Awka on Wednesday said
failure to do so and conduct a more credible primary election or placate
aggrieved aspirants of the party will mean losing the election from the onset.
Nwosu said the primary election
was marred by irregularities that first emanated from a flawed ward congress,
which he said failed to elect the constitutional three delegates per ward in
over 90 percent of the 326 wards of the state.
“We are saddened by the process
that led to that primary election. We are also worried that the aspirants on
the party’s platform withdrew in droves in protest, and the ones that
participated in the election also saw the flawed process and complained
bitterly.
“We want to state here as members
of the party that their grievances are well founded, and we call on the
national leadership to address this injustice and offer redress to their
complains.
“On our own, we will engage the
state caretaker committee to ensure that justice is done for everyone, and if
they fail to heed the advice, we will ensure that PDP is not made a laughing
stock. But we hope that the national leadership will address the matter.”
He added that the party will be
losing the election by going into it with a divided house as some of its
members may decide to work against the party to pay it in the same coin.
Mr Oseloka Obaze was on Monday
elected by delegates of the PDP to fly the party’s flag for the Anambra
governorship election amid protest over the flawed delegates list.
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