By Dave Uka
The People's Democratic Party, PDP, Ebonyi State chapter has protested the conduct of IPAC election in the State and called for immediate cancellation.
The State Chairman of PDP Ebonyi State, Hon Tochukwu Okorie who made the call in a statement issued in Abakaliki said the purported election of IPAC executives in the state cannot stand
Okorie who described the purported election as sham said the Party will
challenge the process, conduct and result to the highest level in the land.
According to him, the Party will no longer allow Ebonyi State government to continue to pocket IPAC and use it as an appendage of the APC
The Statement reads: "On February 1, 2022 I got a call suggesting that the election of executive members of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Ebonyi state chapter, was going to be held in Abakaliki on the Friday February 4, 2022. I made effort and got through to the National Organizing Secretary of IPAC, Mr. Wale Martins who confirmed the rumour"
"Notwithstanding our protestations that the PDP had not been notified of any IPAC elections planned for Ebonyi state, a team from Abuja actually showed up in Abakaliki on Friday and called me to say they were in Abakaliki to conduct IPAC elections. I vehemently opposed the idea on the grounds that PDP was not notified and could not be justifiably excluded from the process".
" We wrote a formal letter to the so-called election committee requesting that the election be suspended or postponed to allow for an inclusive exercise. They however went ahead with some persons that had been randomly selected and planted by the Ebonyi state government purporting to represent various political parties".
"We state unequivocally that the purported election was a sham as it grossly falls short of all indices of a credible election having been hijacked by the state government"
"The purported election of IPAC executives on Friday February 4, 2022 cannot stand and therefore will be vigorously challenged to the highest level in the land. The People’s Democratic Party will no longer allow Ebonyi State government to continue to pocket IPAC and use it as an appendage of the APC. This state belongs to all Ebonyians and the government must learn to respect that". The statement stated.
Meanwhile, Comrade Obasi James Alina of the Action Alliance, emerged Chairman position of the Council, IPAC.
While Nwaze Ernest of APC emerged as Deputy Chairman and Nchita Samuel Akahite of ADP emerged as Secretary.
Other officers are Ohakam Kate Chiegeonu of APM - Deputy State Secretary, Okorouka Ricky El-Stephen Otu of APGA - Treasurer, Nwite Celestine of NRM - Financial Secretary, Austin Ituma Nweze of SDP - Publicity Secretary, Nwode Philemon Sunday of PRP - Organising Secretary, and George Maduabuchi of APP - Legal Adviser.
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