Imo: Mbaise PDP Leaders Rebuff Anyanwu, Insist On Ihedioha

Apex leaders of the three local government areas of the Mbaise nation in Imo State have denied the purported endorsement of the PDP’s national secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu for the Imo governorship contest insisting that Hon Emeka Ihedioha remains their first love.

GWG.ng reports that the reaction of the three apex leaders came after Anyanwu was endorsed as the sole Mbiase candidate on Thursday at Ezihu Nguru Autonomous Community in Aboh Mbaise Local Government Area of the state.

Responding to the development, the three PDP apex leaders in Mbaise clan disavowed the endorsement saying that the , Air. Cmdr. Luke Ochulor, , PDP, Ezinihitte Mbaise LGA, Chief Mike Ahamba SAN, Apex Leader, PDP,  Aboh Mbaise LGA and Chief PGU Madu, Apex Leader, PDP Ahiazu Mbaise LGA said that they were not part of the meeting.

In a joint statement made available to GWG.ng, the leaders said:

Our attention has been drawn to a purported endorsement of Senator Samuel Anyanwu, National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP,  for the 2023 Imo State governorship election by some individuals in Mbaise Clan.

We wish to make it clear that we were not part of any such meeting or its  purported outcome.

It is important to restate that the entire Mbaise Clan is obviously and solidly in total support of their son, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha, CON, who was duly elected by the good people of Imo State in the March 9, 2019 governorship election.

We make no pretences to state the fact that Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha remains the darling and indeed the popular choice of the Imo electorate ahead of this year’s governorship election based on his sterling leadership qualities and unrivaled scorecard during the seven months of his Rebuild Imo administration.

We wish to seize this opportunity to caution overzealous elements not to play politics with our emotions.

Finally, rumour mongers, peddlers of fake news, divisive elements and purveyors of deceitful ambition are hereby warned to steer clear of Mbaise land and desist from making further reckless and inflammatory statement with serious issues of governance of our State at this very critical time.

GWG.ng reports that the endorsement brouhaha between Anyanwu and Ihedioha came after the latter was removed from office of governor by the Supreme Court judgment of January 2020that put Senator Hope Uzodimma as the winner of the Imo governorship election of 2019.

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