Anambra 2021: PDP Aspirant Dismisses Calls To Disqualify Him

Ahead of the November 6, 2021 governorship election in Anambra
State, an aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Godwin
Maduka, has dismissed calls to disqualify him from contesting the
forthcoming party’s primaries, slated for June 26, 2021.

Maduka, while speaking to some selected journalists in Awka,
over the weekend, described the allegation as the handiwork of
those who did not want PDP to deliver dividends of Democracy to
Ndi-Anambra after 16 years in opposition. 

According to him, “I did not violate any agreement. I am a
strong PDP member who believes in the vision and mission of the
party at any given condition. My mission for the race is to revive
the deteriorated economic position of Anambra State, using PDP to
achieve it.

“The people that came to Dr Godwin Maduka Foundation, located
along Enugu-Onitsha expressway Awka, was a group known as Greater
Anambra. 

“The group came to pray and endorsed me to govern the state and
at the end of the prayers, the management of the Foundation gave me
their praying fee, which any individual or organisation can do the
same.” 

He appealed to his co-contesters to desist from politics of
bitterness and hate.

Nigerian Tribune gathered that a socio-political organisation,
under the umbrella of Independent Leaders Forum (ILF), during a
press conference, held in Awka, on Saturday, called for the
disqualification of the aspirant over plans to bribe statutory
delegates at the forthcoming party’s primaries, slated for June 26,
2021.

The group accused Dr Maduka of violating the already agreement
signed by all the 16 aspirants contesting under PDP, that no
aspirant should give more than 3,000/5,000 naira to statutory
delegates during meetings or consultations with them.

The group threatened to petition the National Working Committee
of the party led by Prince Uche Secondus, if the aspirant fails to
stop the act of giving more than the agreed sum within 14 days from
June 9, 2021.

According to the national president of the group, Obinna
Okachukwu Okafor, “there was a meeting convened by Chief Olisa
Metuh, the former National Publicity Secretary of the party, in his
residence at Nnewi, a few days ago with major stakeholders of PDP
including the aspirants, where all the 16 aspirants agreed that
between 3,000/5,000 naira should be given as consultation fee to
all party delegates. 

“But to our surprise, Dr Maduka, in his quest to get the PDP
ticket by all means violated the agreement and start inducing the
delegates with a huge amount of money in order to vote for him.

“We condemn in totality and with the strongest terms the
unfortunate violation of that resolution by Dr Maduka, within 24
hours by giving the 326 wards chairmen/youth leaders/women leaders
huge amount to woo them to himself.

“With reference to Chapter 1,6,2 of PDP Constitution (As Amended
in 2017), Character and Ethics” the policies and programmes of the
party shall be determined by its leadership, who shall be
accountable to the membership.”

Ahead of the November 6, 2021 governorship election in Anambra
State, an aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Godwin
Maduka, has dismissed calls to disqualify him from contesting the
forthcoming party’s primaries, slated for June 26, 2021.

Maduka, while speaking to some selected journalists in Awka,
over the weekend, described the allegation as the handiwork of
those who did not want PDP to deliver dividends of Democracy to
Ndi-Anambra after 16 years in opposition. 

According to him, “I did not violate any agreement. I am a
strong PDP member who believes in the vision and mission of the
party at any given condition. My mission for the race is to revive
the deteriorated economic position of Anambra State, using PDP to
achieve it.

“The people that came to Dr Godwin Maduka Foundation, located
along Enugu-Onitsha expressway Awka, was a group known as Greater
Anambra. 

“The group came to pray and endorsed me to govern the state and
at the end of the prayers, the management of the Foundation gave me
their praying fee, which any individual or organisation can do the
same.” 

He appealed to his co-contesters to desist from politics of
bitterness and hate.

Nigerian Tribune gathered that a socio-political organisation,
under the umbrella of Independent Leaders Forum (ILF), during a
press conference, held in Awka, on Saturday, called for the
disqualification of the aspirant over plans to bribe statutory
delegates at the forthcoming party’s primaries, slated for June 26,
2021.

The group accused Dr Maduka of violating the already agreement
signed by all the 16 aspirants contesting under PDP, that no
aspirant should give more than 3,000/5,000 naira to statutory
delegates during meetings or consultations with them.

The group threatened to petition the National Working Committee
of the party led by Prince Uche Secondus, if the aspirant fails to
stop the act of giving more than the agreed sum within 14 days from
June 9, 2021.

According to the national president of the group, Obinna
Okachukwu Okafor, “there was a meeting convened by Chief Olisa
Metuh, the former National Publicity Secretary of the party, in his
residence at Nnewi, a few days ago with major stakeholders of PDP
including the aspirants, where all the 16 aspirants agreed that
between 3,000/5,000 naira should be given as consultation fee to
all party delegates. 

“But to our surprise, Dr Maduka, in his quest to get the PDP
ticket by all means violated the agreement and start inducing the
delegates with a huge amount of money in order to vote for him.

“We condemn in totality and with the strongest terms the
unfortunate violation of that resolution by Dr Maduka, within 24
hours by giving the 326 wards chairmen/youth leaders/women leaders
huge amount to woo them to himself.

“With reference to Chapter 1,6,2 of PDP Constitution (As Amended
in 2017), Character and Ethics” the policies and programmes of the
party shall be determined by its leadership, who shall be
accountable to the membership.”