Anxiety has continued to heighten in Abia State over claims that
Governor Okezie Ikpeazu is planning to dump the Peoples Democratic Party
(PDP) for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The development had been
linked to the recent visit of the Sokoto State Governor, Aminu
Tambuwal, to the state for the inauguration of some completed projects
by Ikpeazu.
Governor Aminu Tambuwal was in Abia State on Wednesday to assist
Ikpeazu in the inauguration of three roads completed by the state
government in Aba and to flag off another. A PDP’s stalwart in the state
who craved anonymity, expressed reservation over the choice of Tambuwal
for the event. He said that many of them were not comfortable with the
development though he had no belief that it would happen.
“What informed the choice of Tambuwal, if I may ask. He is neither a
PDP member nor a national officer. PDP and South East have the Deputy
Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, as the highest national officer, but
the Governor’s choice of Tambuwal beats me. After all there are many PDP
governors who could do the same. “I don’t think he contemplates that
because it will be disastrous. Even if it is possible it will not be
before 2019.”
Another member of the party simply dismissed it as a baseless rumour.
But people wondered the link with Tambuwal, describing the visit as a
slight on PDP where no Governor was invited to perform the ceremony.
Source: New Telegraph
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