Abia State governor, Victor Okezie Ikpeazu must be a worried man. Ikpeazu, who joined forces with the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike to give their party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), sleepless nights, has been mourning, having lost his anointed successor and governorship candidate for the 2023 elections, Prof Eleazer Uchenna Ikonne
The man who is currently the PDP Senatorial candidate for Abia south constituency has returned to the drawing board in an effort to produce a replacement for Ikonne, as was the case with two previous administrations in the state.
His insistence had brought a sharp division in the party. The likes of Professor Gregory Ibe ; Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe , Chief Chuku Wachuku, Chief Enyinnaya Chima Nwafor among others had left PDP in annoyance. They had contended that currently, the party leadership in the state was not in the best of shape as a vice chairman presently superintends its activities following the exit of the chairman last year. The vice chairman, they added acts as the Publicity Secretary of the party.
But a source in the meeting who spoke to The Guardian on condition of anonymity, maintained that the decision to retain the slot at Ngwa was the right thing to do considering the confidence the party has built in the area since the late Ikonne emerged, adding that, “it will make the contest less acrimonious”.
Obioha further argued: “Orji Uzor Kalu was governor, he could have used money and power to retain the position in his Abia north; but he believed that there is wisdom in moving it to Abia Central, and he did. After the eight years of Abia Central, Theodore moved it Abia south and that is where Ikpeazu benefitted. Now, when it was Ikpeazu’s turn to return it to Abia north, he faltered and said that it must be in terms of clan and tribe.
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