By Chinwe Imo-Eze Onwosi
A political pressure group, AnyiChuks GrassRoot Support Organization, on Friday, called on leaders, stakeholders, teeming members, and supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ebonyi State, to unite for the progress, Victory of the party ahead the 2023 general elections.
This is sequel to the ruling of the Supreme Court of Nigeria sitting in Abuja dismissing all pending appeal cases on the PDP Governorship Primaries in Ebonyi state.
The Director of Media and Publicity of the group, Chief Abia Onyike, urged the PDP to shun bitterness and work together in order for the party to reclaim the State, in the 2023 general elections.
Onyike said the Supreme Court’s ruling on Friday dismissing all pending appeal cases on the PDP Governorship Primaries in Ebonyi state, which gives Dr Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii the authentication to settle as the PDP guber candidate has put to rest all the litigations and disputations in the party.
However, the group noted that the essence of the litigations was not necessarily power play, but the quest to engender internal democratic values in the party, the PDP particularly in Ebonyi State.
The statement reads: “with the ruling of the Supreme Court today, 21st October 2022 dismissing all pending appeal cases on the PDP Governorship Primaries in Ebonyi state, all the litigations and disputations have been put to rest within the ranks of our great party.
“It is now obvious that we have to unite and fight for our common aspiration which is the takeover and rescue of our dear state from anti-democratic forces and to put Ebonyi state back on the path of unity, progress and prosperity.
“It should be noted that the essence of the litigations was not necessarily power play, but the quest to engender internal democratic values in our great party, the PDP particularly in Ebonyi State.
“Consequently, our dear leaders, stakeholders, teeming members, and supporters should note that this victory is for all of us. And this is the time to unite and fight our common foes and rejig our patriotic efforts to reverse the slide of our dear state into unnecessary rancor, acrimony and retrogression.
“Let us unite for the sake of the progress of Ebonyi State and posterity. The PDP remains the major political party with a household name in Ebonyi State.
“We must, therefore, display our ever-burning sense of patriotism, selflessness and pursuit of the common good.”
