David Umahi, the current governor of Ebonyi State, would lose his position in the general election of 2023, according to Mr. Ali Odefa, national vice chairman of the PDP’s South East Zone.
Odefa pointed out that the party’s internal issue won’t stop the PDP from taking over state administration in 2023.
He stressed that Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii is still their candidate for governor and will win the upcoming general election, despite the crises tearing the party apart.
According to him: “The governorship candidate of PDP, Ebonyi State Chapter for the 2023 election remains Dr Ifeanyi Chukwuma Odii.
“The essence of this meeting is to inform our party members and supporters of the decision of the national working committee and to further reconcile and harmonize amongst ourselves.
“There is no going to be fresh primaries. The legal department of our national secretariat has done the legal analysis and has come up with its legal opinion, which is that there will be no primaries.
“I’m not in their belly or in their minds. Normally, there may be people that are aggrieved or not happy with one decision or another but reconciliation is a continuous process. We’re confident that everybody will eventually come together.
“Traditionally, Ebonyi is PDP predominantly until the Governor ran away with our mandate. However, I must admit that we have had our own fair share of internal issues, but we are getting over it, and the future looks very bright.”
