Delegates Election: Cold War In Imo PDP, As Party Leaders Split

There is an ongoing cold war in the Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP over the forthcoming delegates election.

This has led to a major split among party leaders as they scramble for the emergence of delegates that will be favourable to their respective anointed candidates.

The PDP in Imo State parade an array of leaders namely Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, Former Minister and Ex National Woman leader, Dr (Mrs) Kema Chikwe, Former Governor Achike Udenwa, ex Ministers on the party’s platform etc.

The division though not acrimonious is said to be fueled by their individual interests for the two leading governorship aspirants in the party .

The party leaders are split over the governorship ambition of two political gladiators in the party, Rt Hon Emeka Ihedioha, a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Senator Samuel Anyanwu, senator representing Owerri zone. Both have raised the tempo of the contest and made the scramble for the party’s governorship ticket more fierce.

Reports had surfaced on the social media that a foremost leader of the party in the State, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu had allegedly directed yet to emerge delegates from Ikeduru Local Government Area to back his political godson, Senator Samuel Anyanwu who is eying the governorship ticket of the party.

The situation is said to be the same as leaders of the party in various local governments are now scrambling to ensure that delegates that eventually emerge are loyal to Ihedioha or Anyanwu  at the delegates congress scheduled to hold on Saturday.

The delegates congress election is very crucial to the emergence of the duo as the governorship flagbearer of the party at the guber primaries scheduled to hold before the end of September.