Rivers PDP accuses governor of picking delegates
A faction of the
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Rivers State, has alleged that the
government is interfering with its upcoming senatorial primaries.
A statement issued
by Baridoma Nkpe, the Public Relations Officer of the Rivers South/East
Democratic Forum, said the state Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, was
coercing local politicians into supporting three delegates hand-picked
for the positions. “This illegal and corrupt action, if allowed, is
contrary to the 2010 Electoral Act and the PDP Primary elections
guidelines,” the statement read. “This exposes the party to serious
legal actions that could rule the PDP out of the ballot as the
delegates who elected the party candidates would not have been properly
elected according to the letters of the law.”
The group appealed
to the party’s National Chairman, Okwesilieze Nwodo, and its National
Working Committee to call the governor and the state’s PDP chairman to
order. “We urge the national chairman to match his words with action by
insisting that the right thing must be done in Rivers state as the
party elects candidates for the 2011 general election.”
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