All
but one of the 17 governorship aspirants who took part in the ward congresses
of the Peoples Democratic Party in Rivers state want the exercise cancelled.
The
16 aspirants also want the national working committee to dissolve the states
delegates election committee and conduct a fresh congress under the umbrella of
the Rivers state mainstream coalition.
The
16 aggrieved Rivers state PDP governorship hopefuls are demanding an outright
cancelation of the November 1 world congress in the state, describing the
processes leading to the delegates election as highly flawed.
Another
major grouse of the protesting governorship hopefuls, the PDP national working
committee is the setting up of the state congress electoral committee headed by
Yakubu Gambo believed to be a well-known civil servant with a federal ministry
of education Nyesom Wike, one of the aspirant who served as the minister until
only just weeks ago.
Professor
Israel Owate, Leader of Rivers state Mainstream coalition said, “We call on the
working committee to cancel the flawed Rivers state ward delegate election and
disband the Doctor Gambo led electoral committee.”
For
equity and justice to prevail, they have called for fresh ward congresses and
the disqualification of Nyesom Wike whom they accused to corrupting the
election processes.
Owate
further said, “That Barrister Nyesom Wike should be disqualified as a
governorship aspirant for compromising and corrupting processes leading to the
ward delegate election.”
The
protesting governorship aspirant was quick to clear the air on their possible
defection to another party if their demands are not met.
Owate
said, “We will stay in PDP, fight in PDP and win in PDP. We are going no
where.”
About
11 out of the 16 governorship aspirants attended the news briefing.
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