Four governorship candidates in Abia
State yesterday defected to the Peoples
Democratic Party (PDP) and declared
support for the party’s governorship
candidate, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu.
The four governorship candidates include,
Mrs Ifeoma Okpara, Citizens Popular
Party,(CPP) Prince Sunday Isaac, People
for Democratic Change, (PDC), Barrister
Dan Onyeonagu, KOWA Party, and
Independent Democrat (ID), Gilbert
Chikezie.
According to them, their decision to adopt
Dr. Ikpeazu as their choice in the April 11
governorship poll was borne out of the
interest of the state.
“Having considered the political situation
in the state, we thought it wise to step
down as governorship candidates and
adopt the PDP flagbearer, Dr. Okezie
Ikpeazu as our candidate,” Onyeonagu of
KOWA said.
“This collective decision is to ensure Abia
remains in safe hands. We do not want
our dear state to fall into the hands of
those who do not mean well for the state;
those who think that Abia is for sale,”.
The decisions of the four governorship
candidates, according to Onyeonagu,
were based on the fact that the positive
transformation of the state shall be
sustained.
“We believe that Aba, as the commercial
hub of our state, shall be fully developed
to serve as a spring board to all parts of
the state and that women, youths and
people with disabilities will enjoy
democracy dividends under Ikpeazu.
“We believe that under him, Abia shall be
economically empowered, greater efforts
would be invested in agriculture, more
rural areas shall be linked to major cities,
more jobs for Abians, more investment in
security of lives and property and may
more.”
Earlier, in his remarks, the National
Chairman and Presidential Candidate of
Citizens Popular Party, who stood in for
the State governorship candidate, Chief
Sam Eke said “The way things are going
in Abia State can only get better. We must
not allow the ongoing delevelopment nose
dive hence our conclusion to throw our
weigh behind Abia PDP candidate, Dr.
Ikpeazu.”
Responding on behalf of the Abia State
PDP Campaign Organization, Mr.
Longman Nwachukwu, thanked the four
governorship candidates for embracing
the PDP.
He assured them that they will be fully
accomodated in the PDP.
