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Nigeria: PDP Chairmanship - Yar'Adua Jonathan Network Backs Iwuanyanwu
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Daily Champion (Lagos)
7 December 2007
Posted to the web 7 December 2007
Emma Okereke
Lagos
The Yar'Adua/Jonathan Presidential Worldwide Network has endorsed the candidature of Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, for the post of national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), citing his experience, political acumen and humility as virtues that would widen our democracy.
The network, led by its national chairman, Chief John Osuala, while on a visit to the front politician in Owerri, expressed the group's determination to ensure chief Iwuanyanwu's emergence as the next chairman of the party.
He emphasized that it is important that, he works with President Umaru, Yar'Adua whom he worked very hard to deliver as president to realize his seven-point agenda for the country.
"It's important he works with President Yar'Adua. If you have a humane president and a humane national chairman of our party the polity will be better for it, Chief Osuala said, adding as far as we are concerned we have only two candidates - Chief Iwuanyanwu and others".
He, therefore, advised the other candidates to step down for Chief Iwuanyanwu whose experience in politics has been growing since the National Council for Nigerian Citizens (NCNC) days.
Besides, he declared that the Igbo would not present anybody with problems so as to avoid being ridiculed.
Speaking also, another member of the group, Prince Taminagbo described Chief Iwuanyanwu as the best candidate, saying the people of the south-south and their south-east counterparts have decided to enthrone the best candidate for the office.
In his remarks, Mr. Innocent Ogbodo from Enugu state who spoke on behalf of the co-coordinators, said Chief Iwuanyanwu's commitment to Igbo cause had remained unparalleled.
Responding, Chief Iwuanyanwu commended the role of the group in the emergence of president Yar'Adua and vice President Jonathan Goodluck in the last April poll as well as for endorsing his candidature.
The group's activities, he added have brought about a vista of freedom and the rule of new to the citizenry.
"From my assessment, many Nigerians feel happy with the air of freedom in the country. There is no threat from the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), police, etc, and many Nigerians are happy over this development," Chief Iwuanyanwu said.
He recalled that in 1989 he was elected the national chairman of the Nigerian National Congress (NNC) but resigned later because of his presidential ambition, expressing dismay that some of his rivals in the race, have presidential ambition which they want to use the post to facilitate.
He, therefore, implored the party's delegates to the forthcoming convention to reject such candidates.
Chief Iwuanyanwu commended the performance of the party in the south east during the last elections, pointing out that what happened in the governorship election in Imo State was unfortunate.
The overall performance, he noted, had made Ndigbo major stakeholders in this administration, urging them to remain steadfast with the party.
Chief Iwuanyanwu assured that the presidential agenda of Ndigbo would be realized in the PDP which he said would be in power for a long time.
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While calling on those who left the party to return to the fold, he advised those thinking of joining other parties to jettison the idea.
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