{"id":8324,"date":"2013-08-14T06:39:43","date_gmt":"2013-08-14T06:39:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigerian-newspapers\/pdp-cautioned-over-plot-against-soludos-guber-aspiration\/"},"modified":"2013-08-14T06:39:43","modified_gmt":"2013-08-14T06:39:43","slug":"pdp-cautioned-over-plot-against-soludos-guber-aspiration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/pdp-cautioned-over-plot-against-soludos-guber-aspiration\/","title":{"rendered":"PDP cautioned over plot against Soludo\u2019s guber aspiration"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Reactions have trailed media report this week that the leadership of the People Democratic Party, PDP are plotting to stop former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo from emerging as the flag-bearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in the November 16 governorship election in Anambra State.<\/p>\n

The leadership of the PDP on Monday expressed reservation over Soludo\u2019s resignation from the party and his movement to APGA where he has collected form to contest the November election.<\/p>\n

The report said that the PDP leadership is therefore hatching plots to stop Soludo from emerging as APGA candidate in the election, as his huge profile and large followership in PDP would combine to make him the candidate to beat in the election.<\/p>\n

But a group of APGA faithful under the aegis of Ikemba Front, IF, said the report of PDP meddlesomeness in the party\u2019s affairs will not be taken lightly, as it is an affront on not only the leadership of APGA but the entire Igbo land, since according to the group, APGA is the soul and body of a greater majority of Igbos both at home and in the Diaspora.<\/p>\n

The group therefore warned the PDP to face its numerous crises and allow APGA and its members to decide on who would represent their best interest.<\/p>\n

In a press statement, signed by its national coordinator, Okobi Cyril Nnabuenyi, IF said that the PDP leaders cannot determine for APGA when both parties are in the same contest.<\/p>\n

It said: \u201cThe news that the PDP leadership at the highest level is plotting to influence the choice of APGA candidature in the November 16 governorship election in Anambra State is simply despicable and therefore totally unacceptable to the entire members of our great party.<\/p>\n

\u201cAPGA is in contest for who becomes governor of Anambra State from March next year when our dynamic leader, Mr. Peter Obi would be concluding his tenure. To that effect, the interest of the PDP in who becomes APGA candidate is in bad faith.<\/p>\n

The PDP wants to ensure that APGA fields a candidate that can be easily defeated by it and this will never happen.\u201d Nnabuenyi added that for APGA to allow the PDP leadership to determine what happens in the party would amount to suicide on the part of the party, saying: \u201cWhy is it that people from outside always think they can decide whatever would happen in Igbo land? Can PDP go to the South West to decide who would be the candidate of an opposition party? It dares not. In this case, we will do whatever is possible to resist PDP from infiltrating our party in this very crucial election.\u201d<\/p>\n

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