PDP warns political gladiators in Anambra, vows to expel defiant members

The National Vice Chairman (South-East), of the People Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Austin Umahi on Tuesday sent a red signal to the political gladiators ‎in the Anambra State Chapter of the Party, with a warning to those causing crisis in the Party to stop it henceforth or be expelled outrightly.

Speaking with newsmen in Abuja, on Tuesday, Chief Umahi lamented the great damage the activities of the elements had done to the party in the state and declared that the new party leadership in the state would no longer tolerate the “nonsense,” saying, ” enough is enough.”

‎According to him, “as the South-East zonal chairman and a member of the newly constituted National Working Committee (NWC), we want to state categorically that Anambra is too important to us.

“Everything happening in Anambra State is as a result of impunity, lack of internal democracy and we have come to say enough is enough.

“With a man like of our new National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus is in place, we want to revisit and regain Anambra State.

“We will be holistic in our approach. What happened in the last election was a result of PDP fighting itself and what I call “pull him down syndrome.”

“It is not that PDP is not in Anambra. It is as a result of intrigues and people bent on pulling the PDP down in Anambra because of their selfish interest. We are saying enough is enough. This rascality must stop and we must get it right.

“And that is why as a zone, we have decided to take a position. The position is that state congress in Anambra is suspended. We just have to go back and do the right congresses and constitute the right State Working Committee. That is the way to go in Anambra State.

“Having said this, before taking this decision, we have done a wide consultation because I believe in consultation. The way to go in the South-East particularly in Anambra is to get it right.

“Though we lost the governorship election the most important thing is to get it right in subsequent elections so that we can regain all the lost grounds.

“Before we take this decision, we made consultations with the people that actually conducted the election and it was clear that something was wrong. And that thing that is wrong, we must get it right.

“Our National Chairman has decided that zonal issues should be handled by zonal chairmen. No issue of concentrating power at the national.

“In a couple of weeks, you will see properly constituted a working committee in Anambra State.

“The South-East is one of the strongest bases of the PDP and because it is one of the strongest bases of the PDP, we must continue to strengthen it.

“I want to thank the national chairman for taking power down to the base and by decentralising power, the party will be stronger. That is one great thing that he has done. He is so much interested in devolving power and this will enable the PDP to return to power.”

S-Davies Wande