Seventeen Social Democratic Party (SDP) local government areas chairmen in Abia state have endorsed the candidature of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Dr Okezie IKpeazu for Saturday’s governorship election in the state.
Speaking Tuesday in Umuahia, the Isiala Ngwa North SDP chairman, Hon Chijioke Ozems, said the chairmen took the decision in line with previous adoptions including the adoption of the re-election President Muhammadu Buhari and others.
Ozems said the adoption would give the incumbent governor, who is from Abia South, the opportunity of completing the zone’s second tenure, which was equally enjoyed by two other senatorial districts.
He said ongoing meeting between the APC and APGA governorship candidates who are both from Abia North on the plot to wrest power from the incumbent governor was inimical to the zoning arrangement adding it was the reason the SDP council chairmen resolved to support Governor Ikpeazu.
Also, Ozems said since the party’s governorship candidate does not have the capacity to win the forthcoming governorship election and since she too is from Abia South, it is better she step down for her brother governor to retain power for equity.
Reacting, the state SDP chairman, Sir Chidi Nwosu, said that the party is not aware of such adoption, adding should the party wishes to go into alliance it won’t do that with a failing party as PDP.
He explained that the party is on the verge of sacking the local government party chairmen as a result of incompetence in the last election adding that some of them cannot even tender the result sheets.
SDP Chairman who stated that Hon Blessing Nwagba the party’s flag bearer is poised to capture the seat power come next Saturday’s election.
