{"id":81760,"date":"2021-06-07T07:47:32","date_gmt":"2021-06-07T06:47:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=81760"},"modified":"2021-06-07T07:47:32","modified_gmt":"2021-06-07T06:47:32","slug":"anambra-governorship-13-pdp-aspirants-meet-vow-to-shun-money-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/anambra-governorship-13-pdp-aspirants-meet-vow-to-shun-money-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"Anambra Governorship: 13 PDP aspirants meet, vow to shun money politics"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1701885664005151351\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Ahead the June 26 People\u2019s Democratic Party (PDP) primaries, thirteen governorship aspirants under the platform of the party on Sunday held a closed-door meeting at the residence of the former National Publicity of the PDP,\u00a0\u00a0Olisa Metuh in Nnewi, Anambra State and resolved to put an end to money politics.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe host, Metuh who briefed the press after the meeting, said that the aspirants have deliberated and discussed the prayers of Anambra people to see PDP emerging victorious in the November 6 governorship election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAll the aspirants have resolved to see PDP emerging victorious in the election and we also have an agreement that we will not allow intra party crisis.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">\u201cWe have resolved to reject monitisation of the polity, none of the aspirants is allowed to spend more than N3000 for consultation and in terms of logistics for primary N30,000 is recommended, \u201d Barr Metuh said.<\/p>\n<p>He said that the need to de-emphasize money politics has become imperative because whoever wins the election is obligated to take care of Anambra people which may be difficult if so much money is expended on party primary.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Metuh said that the national leadership of PDP and the leaders in the state are aware of the meeting.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">He said that thirteen of the sixteen aspirants attended the meeting while the three who were not in attendance excused themselves for being unavoidably absent.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Valentine Ozigbo and Lady Chidi Onyemelukwe who spoke with journalists after the meeting applauded the initiative stressing that it is a welcomed development.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI believed that female and male aspirants would be treated equally, today\u2019s meeting is about the future of Anambra, before now, politics in the state is all about money, we have now set a standard, \u201d Lady Onyemelukwe said.<\/p><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Mr Ozigbo: \u201cThis is how we roll now, no bickering, no name calling, this is the way to go. What aspirants should be telling Anambra people is what they have in stock. That is what Valentine Ozigbo stands for.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Some of the aspirants who made it to the meeting include; Mr Valentine Ozigbo, Lady Chidi Onyemelukwe, Hon Chuma Nzeribe, Dr Obiora Okonkwo, Mr Ifedi Okwenna, Sen. Ugochukwu Uba, Barr Emeka Etiaba,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Others are Sen. 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