Maureen Edozie in Enugu
The Enugu State Governor Peter Mbah has explained that he has no plan to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), maintaining that he is still in the party, contrary to speculations that he was planning to defect.
Penpushing reports that Mbah made the clarification during an interactive session with the members of the Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE), on Saturday in Enugu, however, acknowledging the challenges facing Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),
The Governor who drew attention of the Nigerian Editors to the party flag behind him,and indication that he still remains a member of the troubled party, pointed out that the crisis within Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was not peculiar to the party as other political parties in the country were also facing challenges
Penpushing further reports that Mbah expressed optimism that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would soon resolve its problems, and on the independent candidacy said the party’s constitution does not have provision for such.
“Our constitution does not recognise or have provision for someone to run as an independent candidate. It means you have to be sponsored by a political party. So you must still do the politics as you cannot completely shield yourself from it’, he stated.
“It is also clear from the people of Enugu State that we are in this to serve them. So we have focused largely on governance. I believe that at the end of the day, the people would have to decide whether they want to renew our mandate or kick us out’, Mbah added
Penpushing also reports that the Governor disclosed that his political rival in the 2023 governorship election in Enugu state, Chijioke Edeoga, had returned to the party to join him in moving the State forward.
“So, we’re working closely together and that has also brought a lot of peace, as we are not spending money dealing with all sorts of political fights. We are quite peaceful here in terms of politics and working together. We have to collaborate with an institution or a person in order to achieve our common goal and build our state,” he said.
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