Enugu PDP Guber Aspirants Sign MOU to accept Ugwuanyi’s Choice
Fifteen (15) out of sixteen (16) Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirants from Enugu East Senatorial district have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreeing to accept, without reservation, any one of them whom Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi chooses as the party's governorship candidate in the party's May 28 governorship primary election for the 2023 general election.
The 15 candidates are all from the Enugu East Senatorial district, with the exception of Prof. Hillary Edeoga, who failed to show up for the meeting where the undertaking was signed on Saturday before the Enugu East Traditional Rulers council, led by HRH Igwe Julius Nnaji the Odezuluigbo II of Nike.
The aspirants also agreed in the MoU not to take the consequences of Governor Ugwuanyi's choice and the primary election to court, and that those who were not favored by the choice would be brought along in the new administration that will be constituted in 2023.
The MoU reads:
“In a determined effort to sustain the peaceful political environment fostered by the consultative administrative style of His Excellency Rt.Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi and to ensure a sustained brotherly and fraternal political zone both before and after the PDP governorship primaries, we, the governorship aspirants from the Enugu–East Senatorial Zone, hereby collectively and individually commit to the following:
“A campaign devoid of rancour and animosity, devoid of blackmail, sabotage, hatespeech, and any other act(s) capable of sowing discord and negatively impacting the cohesion, peace, and unity of Enugu–East Senatorial Zone and Enugu State in general.
“A peaceful campaign that ensures every candidate and his supporters are accommodated within the structure of whoever wins the primary nomination; Peaceful primaries devoid of violence and other acts that could compromise the peace and security of the Enugu–East Senatorial Zone and the entire Enugu State.
“A compromise on matters that will promote unity, law, and order during the campaign and election period; Respect for the Governor of Enugu State and acceptance of his choice of a candidate from this group in the best interests of the Enugu–East Senatorial Zone and Enugu State at large.
“The avoidance of litigation as a result of the primaries’ conduct, regardless of who ultimately wins;
The eventual integration and accommodation of all aspirant interests in any government led by a victorious aspirant from the Enugu–East Senatorial Zone.”
The Traditional Rulers Council of the Enugu–East Senatorial Zone, as well as the PDP Zonal Chairman for the Enugu–East Senatorial Zone, Chief Nnamdi Nwafor, oversaw its preparation.
In Enugu, they were adopted at the Nike Lake Resort Hotel.
The following aspirants signed the MoU:
Prof Bart Nnaji,
Dr Bar. Peter Mbah,
Hon. Bar. Chijioke J.Edeoga,
Senator Gil Nnaji,
Captain Evarest Nnaji,
H.E. Rev. Ifeanyi R. Nwoye,
Sir Chinyeaka Ohaa,
Dr. G.O.C. Ajah,
Dr. Kingsley Udeh,
Pastor Engr. Beloved Dan Anike,
Hon. Bar. Nwabueze Ugwu,
Dr Josef Ken Onoh,
Engr. Erasmus Anike,
Prof. Jehu Nnaji and
Chukwudi Abraham Nneji.
Source: Vanguard News
