The opposition People’s Democratic Party, PDP, has boasted that the Governor Hope Uzodimma and his party, the All Progressives Congress, APC, are jittery what it says is the capacity of its candidate, Sen Samuel Anyanwu ahead of November 11, 2023 election.
A release that was signed by Ikenna Onuoha, Special Adviser on Media to Sen Anyanwu, said the PDP had resolved “to secure the state from the stranglehold of the vicious administration of APC and Uzodinma is non negotiable, not even blackmail, propaganda, fake news, or threat, against our candidate and members of our party will ever save them from the colossal defeat”.
The PDP debunked what it described as alleged falsehood that the Governorship candidate has dropped his ambition.
“It is ridiculous to note that twenty four hours after our candidate addressed the 305 Ward Chairmen, Women/Youth Leaders, LGA and Zonal Chairmen of PDP at the campaign office, Uzodinma and his renegades went beserk and started to peddle falsehood that our flag bearer has chickened out from the Governorship race. This is an evidence that Anyanwu’s overwhelming support across the state unsettles Uzodinma and his party.
“For the avoidance of doubt, our Governorship candidate was invited by the PDP reconciliation committee headed by Hon Bonny Ebili to address our party officials across the state on the need to work as a formidable and viable team. In a bid to inject a lasting peace and to avoid organized distractions from mischief makers and mudslingers, Senator Anyanwu advised both his Aides and PDP members to discontinue further actions aimed at insulting those that left our party. Anyanwu instead wished them well in their future political endeavours.
“What the PDP candidate tried to achieve is to reduce the level of distraction and tension as a result of their resignations, and to concentrate fully on strategic ways to win the poll.
“At no time through out his speech did our party candidate say that he was pulling out from the race. What Uzodinma and his outgoing administration are trying to achieve is to deceive and mislead the public having seen that PDP in Imo state is fully intact and the only headache of his life.
“Let it be known to our party members and Imo people in general that Senator Anyanwu is fully out, and battle ready within the ambit of the law to wrestle power from the insensitive APC government and ensures that the ongoing organized killings and kidnappings in the state become a thing of the past. To show that Senator Anyanwu is on a genuine cause to liberate our state, the level of support he garners across the state on daily basis is so massive and intimidating that the present administration has resorted to cheap propaganda”, the release stated.
