Ben Ezechime, Enugu
Governor Peter Mbah has commended the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Enugu State chapter, for the peaceful election of chairmanship candidates in all the 17 local councils across the state.
It would be recalled that the state chapter of PDP concluded state wide primarily in Wednesday August 14, ahead of the October 5, 2024 local council election in the state.
The party had also on Monday elected its councillorship candidates for the 260 electoral wards of the state.
Mbah congratulated the winners and also commended party faithful for their peaceful conduct during the two primary elections.
The exercise, which witnessed mass turnout of party delegates and stakeholders in the 17 LGAs saw the eventual candidates clear the polls in most places following weeks of consensus-building preceding the exercises.
However, only two former council chairmen, namely, Hon. Okechukwu Edeh of Nkanu East LGA and Hon. Obiora Obeagu of Isi-Uzo LGA, were returned as candidates, while the Commissioner for Information and Communication, Aka Eze Aka, emerged as candidate for Udenu LGA.
Other winners include: Beloved Dan Anike (Enugu East), Jude Asogwa (Nsukka), Caleb Ani (Enugu South), Ibenaku Onoh (Enugu North), John Ogbodo (Nkanu West), Ugochukwu Nwanjoku (Aninri), Uche Okolo (Awgu), Vita Ndu (Ezeagu), and Gregory Anyaegbudike (Oji River).
Others are Hyginus Agu (Udi), Michael Ogala (Igboeze North), Ferdinand Ukwueze (Igboeze South), Aka Eze Aka (Udenu), Eric Odo (Igbo Etiti), and Chijioke Ezugwu (Uzo Uwan).
In his congratulatory message to the flag bearers of the party, the governor expressed satisfaction with the reports of the peaceful, free, fair, and credible process he received about the exercise across the state.
“This is what our party is known for. Again, the good people of Enugu State would agree with us that our party members made the best decisions, given the quality of candidates that will be flying the party’s flag.
“This is because they have what it takes to drive our disruptive and innovative development programmes at the grassroots,” he said.
Meanwhile, the Chairman of the Enugu State Independent Electoral Commission, ENSIEC, Prof. Chris Ngwu, who observed the exercise at Amagunze, Nkanu East, described it as “credible, free, and just,” saying that ENSIEC under his leadership was out to ensure a level playing ground for all the political parties.
