Akwa Ibom Governor, Chief Godswill Akpabio has advised the new Chairman of
\nthe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to watch out for those who would parade
\nthemselves as metropolitan politicians claiming that they can deliver the
\nparty.<\/p>\n
Chief Akpabio, who gave the advice Tuesday when he and some political
\nheavy weight from the state paid a courtesy visit on the new
\nNational PDP Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mua’zu at the Wadata House, Abuja, said
\n”Look at their history, some of them who cannot even deliver their wards
\nwill come telling you to forget the Governor and elders, but these are the
\npeople who make things to happen in my state”.<\/p>\n
The Governor explained that the visit was informed by the fact that the
\nstate has always been on the lead for the support of the party at the
\nnational level, saying that the visit was to also reaffirm the state’s
\nsupport for President Goodluck Jonathan to contest the 2015 general
\nelections.<\/p>\n
While expressing confidence on the ability of the new PDP Chairman to
\nhandle the affairs of the party, Governor Akpabio stressed the need for
\neffective grassroots campaign for the party to win.<\/p>\n
The new PDP Chairman, Alhaji Mua’zu, who thanked the Governor and the PDP
\nstakeholders from Akwa Ibom for the solidarity visit, noted that the party
\ndoes not and would not anoint any candidate, assuring that the National
\nSecretariat would soon organise a conference to tell Nigerians what PDP
\nwas all about.<\/p>\n
Alhaji Mu’azu said with the release of the time table for the 2015 general
\nelections, what was important was for people to engage in effective
\ngrassroots campaign at the appropriate time so that the PDP can show the
\nopposition that it can win at all levels.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the state PDP Chairman, Obong Paul Ekpo had congratulated the new
\nPDP National Chairman, Alhaji Adamu Mua’zu on behalf of the party faithful
\nfrom the state.<\/p>\n
Obong Ekpo informed the new PDP Chairman that the PDP in Akwa Ibom state
\nhas been a shelter of peace and a symbol of unity, noting that the party is
\ncrisis-proof in the state because the government and the PDP were working
\ntogether for the benefit of the people.<\/p>\n
After the visit, the Governor and the stakeholders went into a closed-door
\nmeeting with the national executive members of the PDP.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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