Allow Governors Oversee Anambra Guber Primary – Wike Tells PDP Leadership

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has advised the National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to allow governors supervise the conduct of congresses and governorship primary in Anambra State.

He said winning the November governorship election in Anambra is critical to the PDP and concerted effort must be made to ensure that nobody is alienated in the processes leading to the election of the party’s flagbearer.

According to a statement by his media aide, Kelvin Ebiri, the Rivers governor made this remark while addressing PDP leaders in the South East during a meeting held in Enugu on Monday to reconcile Anambra stakeholders ahead of the November election.

He explained that he was in Enugu, the capital of Enugu State, to commiserate with Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and former Deputy Senate President, Dr Ike Ekweremadu, over the death of the state’s former Commissioner of Transport, Mathias Ekweremadu, but was notified of the meeting by the state governor who also urged him to stop by and speak to delegates at the Government House.

Wike stated that the November election offers the PDP a rare opportunity to retake Anambra State and consolidate the party’s grip in the South East geopolitical zone.

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To achieve this, the governor said, people must be willing to make sacrifices in the overall interest of the PDP.

“Let us have party interest, not group interest and put everything aside. Anambra used to be a PDP state but because of wrangling and not giving in, that is what has made PDP to lose Anambra. Only two states in the South East which are Enugu and Abia are PDP today. If we add Anambra, it is a good boost for us.”

He warned that it would not augur well for the party particularly in the South East if PDP fails to win Anambra state.

Wike therefore urged the National Working Committee of the party to allow governors to oversee both the conduct of congresses and governorship primary in Anambra.

“It must be done transparently. Whether the Congresses or the primary itself, the governors will be in charge to come and do the election,” he stated.