Imo Guber: No vacancy in Douglas House till 2027 -APC to Sen. Anyanwu

From Athan Agbakwuru, Owerri

The All Progressives Congress, APC, Imo State chapter, has warmed the national Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Samuel Nnaemeka Anyanwu to concentrate on his national assignment as the chief scribe of the leading opposition party and drop his governorship ambition because there is no vacancy in Imo Government (Douglas) House until 2027.

State Publicity Secretary of the ruling APC in Imo, Cajetan Duke issued the warning while reacting to what he termed, “false and preposterous statement” credited to Senator Anyanwu, on the front page of an Owerri-based tabloid with the headline, “Let’s join hands to sack vicious, corrupt APC govt in Imo, Samdaddy begs PDP members.”

Duke who posited that the ruling party ordinarily would have ignored the statement which he described as shallow, loose and miserable comment, if it had not come the like of Senator Anyanwu, who he said, has “unpalatable political antecedent well-known to every Imolites and provokes an advisory response.”

Describing Senator Anyanwu’s comment as a laughable falsehood, the APC spokesman expressed regret that the PDP national scribe who, according to him, is the worst misfortune that happened to the opposition PDP has suddenly turned round to seek unity of the party in Imo, after polarizing same.

He advised Senator Anyanwu to hold on to his position in PDP as resigning to run for Imo governorship in November would amount to a costly mistake.

His words, “It is indeed regrettable and unfortunate that such a deliberate and deleterious falsehood could be credited to Senator Anyanwu, who through his political actions and inactions before events of the past few days, had always shared the conviction that Uzodimma’s recovery of his stolen mandate from Rt. Hon. Emeka Ihedioha was the best thing to have happened to Imo people.

“In addition, nothing could be more laughable and ridiculous than Senator Anyanwu, who to the knowledge of every discerning Imolite and Nigerians in general, was himself the biggest misfortune and disaster that happened to opposition PDP in Imo State, to now turn around and begin preaching for the unity of a house he destroyed its foundation irredeemably.

“Unknown to our brother, Samdaddy, all relevant stakeholders in Imo State today, irrespective of political affiliation are in agreement with the overwhelming endorsement of Governor Hope Uzodimma’s phenomenal performance in office, particularly in the area of infrastructural development, assets recovery and restoration of culture of good governance in the state.

“It’s comical and quite delusional for Senator Anyanwu to describe the APC-led shared prosperity administration of Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma as “vicious and corrupt”. A government that has zero tolerance for self-aggrandizement and inordinate conversation of public wealth to personal wealth cannot be gainsaid.

“Senator Anyanwu is aware that the state government under Governor Hope Uzodimma while building (to the admiration of both Imo citizens and non-citizens alike), world-class road infrastructure across the state, has continued to meet his obligations regarding genuine Imo workers and pensioners in terms of prompt payment of salaries and monthly pension. It can only take a prudent and financially-disciplined administrator like Uzodimma to achieve such feat.

“It is on this premise that we wish to advise the National Secretary of the now comatose PDP, one more time, to keep his eyes off Douglas House, and concentrate on the task before him- to recover and rebuild the party, which he played a significant role in bringing to its ruin.

“All serious-minded Imolites, including those who left a dishonored ticket for him, are aware that there is no vacancy in Imo Government House until 2027. Imolites are not in a hurry to hire or recruit another person in place of a top scoring utility player, like Governor Uzodimma, who is currently on top of his game in all ramifications.

“It will be a costly and self-inflicted injury for our brother Senator Anyanwu to resign his current position in pursuit of an obviously unrealistic, unavailable and unrealizable position of Imo State. It doesn’t require a soothsayer to know that PDP as presently constituted in Imo State does not have the capacity and capability to mobilize the Imo electorate as required to successfully defeat the APC.

“In addition, Senator Anyanwu we know, does not have the character, integrity and of course the public appeal to galvanize any meaningful solidarity to match the popularity, credibility and acceptability of Governor Hope Uzodimma.

“It is a known fact that Senator Anyanwu and his one-man band codenamed: ‘Divine Mandate Organization,” would have worked for the re-election of Governor Hope Uzodimma had Ihedioha continued with the prosecution of that his failure-bound guber project. It’s obvious that Senator Anyanwu was the biggest manacle on the wheels of the PDP journey to electoral fortune. Such a character is not deserving and worthy to lead our people, not as a governor.

“We therefore urge Senator Anyanwu to refrain forthwith, from making further utterances that are not only unguarded and mischievous but also utterly un-statesmanly.”

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