Despite the endorsement of the incumbent governor of Abia State, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu by several pro-groups including the traditional institutions in the state to re-contest for the seat of Office of Governor in the state, State chairman of the PDP, Chief Johnson Onuigbo, has urged other members of the party with the intention of vying for the exalted seat to come and pick their nomination forms. This is even as Onuigbo disclosed that there is no automatic ticket for Ikpeazu.
Onuigbo speaking in Umuahia, the Abia State capital said, “the game is open; any person who wants to do better than Governor Ikpeazu is doing, the party will welcome him”.
The chairman who however lauded Governor Ikpeazu for “doing very well as the governor of the state stated that PDP being a party that believes in rule of law, equity and justice has thrown the race open for whoever thinks he can do better than what the governor is doing.
Asked if the recent vote of confidence passed on the governor by the party would not make interested party faithful shy from challenging him, Onuigbo said it would not, if such aspirant is sure about his capacity to face the governor in a free and fair party primary election.
“If somebody does something well, you commend him. It does not foreclose any other person who feels he can challenge him not to do that.
“The PDP is a party that respects the rule of law.So, anybody who wants to challenge Governor Ikpeazu is welcomed. “But when they see that he has done well and that his good works can speak for him, they may decide to support him”, Onuigbo said.
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On the response from party members in picking forms for various elective positions ahead of the 2019 election, the chairman said the response has been tremendous because according to him, “the leadership of the party in the state has assured them of free, fair and verifiable credible primaries.”
