ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The Obingwa Local Government Area kinsmen of Governor Okezie Ikpeazu, have pledged their support Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
They also vowed to deliver Atiku in the council.
This is even as Ikpeazu belongs to the Governor Nyesom Wike-led G-5 Governors, who are currently at loggerheads with Atiku over the refusal of the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu to resign.
The G-5 Governors had vowed that Atiku’s presidential bid would not get their full support unless Ayu vacated his position.
However, the PDP in Governor Ikpeazu’s Obingwa LGA, adopted Atiku and his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as their choice for the forthcoming presidential poll.
They vowed to deploy every candidate in their party to ensure Atiku sweeps the polls in the entire LGA.
According to them, party is supreme in everything, therefore, they have no option than to support the party’s flag bearer as loyal party faithful.
Addressing party faithful, and stakeholders at Abala Primary School, the Chairman of PDP in Obingwa, Seth Agomuo, declared the loyalty and unflinching support of the party members for Atiku.
He said: “As a party chairman, and a true party man here in Obingwa, I want to clarify something. As far as I’m concerned, and a true party man, hence candidates have emerged after contested primary elections, such candidates now belong to the party and the party will support them.
“That’s the truth. I’m a true party man. Whether you love the candidate or hate him, that doesn’t matter as long as he emerged from a primary election conducted by the party.
“So, as far as I’m concerned and as far as I’m the PDP Chairman in Obingwa, we shall only vote for PDP candidates from Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to the Senate, House Representatives, Governor and the State House of Assembly.
“We are PDP and that’s our stand. We’re Igbos, but our party comes first before any other thing.”