Minority Leader of the Nigerian Senate, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has said that the statement made by the Abia State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Zoning was formulated to exclude him from the contest for the Governorship ticket on the platform of the party.
The Chairman of Abia PDP, Dr. Allwell Asiforo Okere, had in a statement issued on the 26th of March, 2022 said the party had zoned its governorship to Abia Central and Abia North Senatorial Zones.
Abaribe, who is from Abia South Senatorial Zone, recently bought PDP form to contest for the Governorship position in Abia State.
In a statement, Abaribe, said:
“While any member of PDP has the right to support anybody for any elective position in Nigeria, it cannot be to the exclusion of any other member.
“It is obvious that the statement was merely formulated to exclude me from the contest.
“By virtue of section 42(2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 as amended, no person or body can exclude Senator ENYINNAYA ABARIBE (Nma Agha Ndigbo) from contesting and winning the 2023 elections in Abia State.
“All PDP members and Abia citizens are therefore urged to remain calm and participate in the forthcoming congresses and primaries where your voice will be heard as we dismantle the CABAL that want to keep Abians subjected to further years of IMPOSITION.
“It is only Abians that will decide who will be their Governor in 2023.”
