Politics
GOV. Peter Mbah of Enugu State has lauded the People Democratic Party (PDP), Ward Congress held across 260 wards in the state.
The governor gave the commendation during a PDP Ward Congress in his ward at Owo in Enugu East Council Area on Saturday in Enugu.
He noted that the process was peaceful, free, fair, and credible.
Mbah, who was elated at the huge turnout at the congresses across the state, said it was a confirmation that the few setbacks suffered by the PDP in the last general elections were an exception and not the norm.
He promised that the party would continue to consolidate on the successes recorded so far.
He said, “We are truly delighted not just because of the outcome and turnout of what we witnessed here today, but also the way and manner the people conducted themselves, especially as they acknowledged that this is a family affair.
“This is what we represent as a party. We believe in entrenching democracy at the grassroot level because the strength of our party is determined by our visibility at the grassroots.
“And the number of people that came out today attests to it,” he said.
He equally said he was not surprised that the party had a lot of people, who were thronging into the PDP family to become members.
“Since the advent of the Fourth Republic, Enugu has been a PDP state. We have enjoyed over the last 25 years the leadership of the state and we know that we have been better for it as people.”
Also addressing newsmen after monitoring the exercise at Owo Ward, Chairman of the PDP Ward Congress Electoral Committee, Toni Iyoha, said what he saw during the exercise with his team across the state was a testimony that PDP was united in Enugu.
“From what I witnessed, it showed that PDP in Enugu is built bottom up from the nucleus and its stronghold lies within ward level.
“I have no doubt in my mind that PDP will remain strong in Enugu State. What we saw today, people were allowed to test their popularity in an open balloting.
“Also, the turnout and the interactions we had with the grassroots showed that the people are very happy with their governor,” Iyoha added. (NAN)
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July 28, 2024 @ 06:37 GMT|
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