Abaribe Steps Down From Abia Governorship Bid, Says Process Shambolic
Enyinnaya Abaribe, the Senate Minority Leader has withdrawn from the Abia governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the exercise is set to commence this morning.
Abaribe, had, a few days ago, led six other aspirants in the race to the Abuja national secretariat of the PDP to lodge complaints over alleged manipulation of the delegates lists meant to be used for the primaries. THE NATION reports.
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In a statement he signed, Abaribe said the last couple of weeks had been tortuous as he and others battled hard to navigate the party away from a self-destructive path.
Abaribe said: “That was not the case and of course what we are witnessing is a shambolic process driven by a procured court injunction”. Information Guide Nigeria
“To make matters worse, the use of only an imaginary 3-man Adhoc delegates to the exclusion of the party’s statutory delegates in the primary elections to elect our candidates even when INEC the nation’s electoral umpire, has unequivocally stated that no congress held in Abia State for that purpose, has no doubt put the party and her candidates in a quagmire.
“The implication for our party is grave and as such has put all ongoing primary exercises on quicksand”. jamb results
“I am known for standing firm in defence of my convictions for the right of all people to a free and fair democratic process. That was why my campaign set sail on a democratic journey that took us to all the nooks and crannies of our dear state. We covered all the local governments and we could see the enthusiasm on the faces of our people who are desirous of change to a progressive government with a human face.
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“We committed human and material resources, preaching the “Rise Up Abia” message for the total emancipation of our State from the drudgery of imposition and godfatherism, which has seen the state at the lowest wrung of infrastructural, human and material development index among the states of the federation.
“Our people were and are indeed fired up for a new lease of life that will be brought about by a people’s government.
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to Canada“There was no doubt that Abians are tired of being subjected to being the butt of jokes and ridicule from their peers, particularly those from the contiguous states that were hitherto far behind Abia State in the development index in the time past.
“That was the narrative we sought to change when the campaign took off.
“Unfortunately, the ugly developments ignited by a rapacious ambition to maintain the wicked governance status quo of imposition and godfatherism have aborted this quest in PDP.
“Accordingly, I Senator Enyinnaya Harcourt Abaribe will not be part of this charade.
“I am therefore withdrawing from the exercise, which means that I will not be part of the PDP governorship primary election that holds in Abia State on Wednesday 25th of May, 2022 as doing so would have amounted to endorsement of illegality that is already being challenged in the courts.
“I, therefore, ask all our people, our teeming supporters, and Ndigbo to remain calm, keep the faith and wait for the new direction, which will be announced very soon.
“What is important is that the campaign to liberate Abia State would surely assume a new dimension. The time is now”.
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