By ANAYO OKOLI

UMUAHIA—MEMBERS of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the 17 local government areas of Abia State, weekend, stormed the Government House, to protests the re-admission of the former governor of the state, Chief Orji Uzor Kalu, into the party, saying they did not want him back.

The protesters displaying several anti-Kalu placards, said the party presently was enjoying peace and claimed that if Kalu was admitted crisis could engulf the party.

Led by party chairmen in the local governments, the protesters including ward chairmen, were received by the Deputy Governor, Chief Emeka Ananaba.

In a statement jointly signed by the chairmen and read by Mr. Kingsley Imaga , Chairman of the party in Ohafia, and handed over to  Ananaba, they insisted their opposition to  Kalu rejoining the party.

According to them: “People who do the unusual are always challenged by evil forces. We know that there are many forces fighting you unjustly. Do not be discouraged. You have us to fight with you. The enemy battles in vain. This visit is to further convince you that we are celebrating you and have no room as party faithful to welcome a huge failure into the party.

“We do not need a soothsayer to tell us that you have brought good tidings and uncommon development to Abia people which the likes of the former governor denied Abians and are in turn trying to truncate. We do not want him. We do not want to identify with a cog in the wheel of progress of Abia state.”

Addressing the protesters, the deputy governor commended their peaceful conduct and promised to deliver their message to the governor for onward delivering to the party at the national level.