I remain PDP flagbearer, says Soludo

By Vincent Ujumadu

Awka – THE embattled governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the February 6, 2010 election in Anambra State , Prof Chulwuma Soludo declared, last night, that he was not aware of any court stopping him from parading himself as the flag bearer of the party.  He said he was pursuing his ambition with renewed vigour. “It is all rumour.

I am still the candidate of the party and I remain so until the party declares otherwise,” he told members in Awka after receiving decampees from the Progressive Peoples Alliance, PPA..

In the meantime, the party’s national publicity secretary, Prof. Rufai Alkali hinted yesterday in Awka that all the brains behind the Abuja High Court action on Friday would be sanctioned. A source at a meeting held at the new Soludo Campaign Organization headquarters in Awka said members of the PDP national leadership were not amused by the court action which is threatening the party’s chances in the governorship race in the state.

Alkali, who represented the national chairman of the party, Prince Vincent Ogbulafor at the reception of the decampees, said that the party has ways of resolving its internal matters, and that those who chose to go to court at this crucial time in the process for the 2010 election did not mean well for PDP and would, therefore, be disciplined by the party.

He said that the party would do everything possible to ensure that Soludo was elected governor of the state next year to enable him deliver dividends of democracy to the people of Anambra State. He commended all the aspirants who vied with Soludo and have decided to team up with him in the interest of the party, noting that their action was an indication of their desire to see that PDP regained the Awka Government House.

During the ceremony, the former national vice chairman of PPA, Chief Austin Ndigwe decamped with 19 local government chairmen and secretaries of the party to PDP, and he announced that all former offices of PPA in most of wards have been closed down.