Anambra PDP moves to shut out Emeakayi and Oguebego from Congress

People Democratic Party (PDP), Anambra State chapter, yesterday moved to stop the embat­tled factional chairmen of the party, Mr. Ken Emeak­ayi and Nnamdi Oguebego from participating in the forthcoming state congress of the party in the state. In a communiqué issued at the end of the stakehold­ers’ meeting conveyed by the senator representing Anambra Central Senato­rial District, Uche Ekwun­ife, at Awka on Saturday, the party stakeholders re­solved to shut out all the factional chairmen of the party from re-contesting as part of efforts to rebuild the party in the state. Former special adviser to former president Good­luck Jonathan on Party Matters, Senator Ben Obi, while reading the commu­niqué, said the party faith­ful had confidence in Sena­tor Ekwunife to reposition the party and return it to winning ways. Part of the communiqué read: “That we commend our Senator Ekwunife for conveying this meeting where the affairs of the party are deliberated upon and we resolved that no factional leaders of the par­ty will be allowed to take part in the coming state congress of the PDP.” The PDP stakeholders further insisted that it was the turn of Anambra Cen­tral Senatorial District to provide the state chairman of the party, adding that the zone remained the engine room of the party since its formation many years ago. Senator Obi, who was the chairman of the meet­ing, also received a motion of absolute confidence in Ekwunife, moved by Chief Vincent Okafor and sec­onded by Chief Maxwell Okwudo. He urged members of the party still in court to challenge the election of Senator Ekwunife, to with­draw their suits, saying the people of the zone unani­mously elected her. Earlier, the former gov­ernor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi, sued for unity in the party to enable members achieve collec­tive success in rebuilding the PDP and wining elec­tions in future.