God Will Choose My Successor – Gov Umahi
By Esther Nworie
The Ebonyi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) has elected a 39-member of the State Working Committee.
The party Congress took place at the Abakaliki township stadium on Saturday and was well attended by the party members drawn from the 13 council areas of the State.
But the three senators and a member of the House of Representatives elected on the platform of the PDP in Ebonyi all boycotted the State congress of the party.
The senators who boycotted the congress are; Senator Sam Egwu (Ebonyi North), Sen. Ama Nnachi (Ebonyi south) and Sen. Obinna Ogba (Ebonyi central).
The member representing Afikpo North/South Federal constituency, Hon. Iduma Igariwey.
Four of the five House of Representatives members elected on the platform of PDP attended and participated in the congress.
It gathered that the absence of the three senators and the rep member at the congress might not be unconnected with the alleged demand for the change of the entire State Executive Committee (SEC) of the party ahead of 2023 general elections.
The state governor, Engr. David Umahi, who attended the congress, called for peace and unity among chieftains of the party.
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He, however, invited all the National Assembly members elected under the platform of PDP including the senators for a caucus meeting on Thursday to resolve their differences and move the party forward.
He said “The best thing is to put your confidence in God, support the people and support the Government. If you like, you can go 20 times, if your people need you, what is my own problem? I am not going to make trouble, become enemy to people.
“I have nothing to fear and I must not replace myself. God will bring my successor. So, there should be no tension in Ebonyi state. We still have one year and half to work, the other one year plus is all politics and empowerment. But we have to work first.
“There are those who are Ebonyians but not Ebonyians. There are those who think that they can bring leadership to Ebonyi state from outside. It is not so because Ebonyi has come of age. This is government of the people, for the people, by the people, to the people.
“I want to commend our National Assembly members. If anybody has angered you, please caucus leader we will have a meeting on Thursday evening, tell the other senators and Reps who are not here. I am the father of the state and we have worked together 2015, 2019. There is nothing that can divide us, whatever is any misgiving if any, let us discuss on Thursday and move forward. This is very important”.
The chairman of the State Electoral Committee, Engr Chinwe Mba, declared the former State Chairman, Barrister Onyekachi Nwebonyi and his other executives who were unopposed as duly elected to pilot the affairs of the party in the next four years.
Nwebonyi the re-elected the State Chairman of the party in his speech, assured that the State executives of the party will continue to entrench internal democracy in the party.
